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The Book of Esther: Word for WORD Bible Comic (Book 5) by Simon Amadeus Pillario, Leslie Wilmer Simonin and Ryan Esch. Simon Amadeus Pillario writes, Our new graphic novel has launched in October ...
Suzanna Murawski on “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt,” at the Jewish Museum, New York.
Maggid books published an excellent comprehensive 493-page study of the biblical book Esther called “Esther: Power, Fate, and Fragility in Exile” by Dr. Erica Brown, an award-winning author of ...
The Book of Esther and the Haggadah tell of Jewish victories and the punishment of Jewish enemies. In 2024, they are prescient, agonizing and troubling as never before.
This book is named after its principal character, Esther, the beautiful Jewish maiden whose vicissitudes at the court of Persia were instrumental in saving her people from extermination.
Esther’s comic aspects aren’t contained in a few jokes. Humor is the essence of the book. It’s a timeless sort of farce, full of men behaving badly. The king of the Persian Empire, according to Esther ...
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Emotion and Diplomacy in the Book of Esther About the Author Michael Oberlander made aliyah in 2019 from St. Louis, MO, where he lived for over 25 years and was a volunteer and then professional ...