The bestselling author’s 16th novel tackles antisemitism in a tale of family and love from New England to Vienna to Jerusalem ...

The fact that “Queen Esther” isn’t a masterpiece seems neither surprising nor, frankly, the point. What’s most wonderful ...

Set in the opulent yet perilous Persian Empire, QUEEN ESTHER is a captivating tale of beauty and bravery. Esther’s ordinary life changed forever when she was taken through the palace doors, entering a ...

Queen Esther Lester, 97, of Columbus, formerly of Chillicothe, passed at 11:21 a.m. Monday, May 26, 2025 in Wexner Heritage Village, Columbus following an extended illness. She was born July 14, 1927, ...

Queen Esther Teas, founded in 2018, opened a storefront with Grumpy Grandpa's Coffee at Poplar Grove Plantation in Wilmington. Owner Adrienne Kenion started the business to share her passion for ...

A show argues that the Jewish tale was interpreted as a symbol of liberation from Spanish rule in 17th-century Dutch society. Jan Lievens, "The Feast of Esther" (c. 1625), oil on canvas (image ...

Purim is a profound testament to the unyielding faith we must place in the Almighty, the sovereign ruler of all existence. Though the Megillah itself omits explicit mention of G-d, this absence is a ...

A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some artists today. By Deborah Solomon As far as biblical heroines go, Esther ...

Dehavilland Ford, a Texas pastor, has long felt a kinship with Queen Esther. This fall, just ahead of the presidential election, she helped organize An Esther Call to the Mall, a march in Washington, ...

In anticipation of writing this year’s Purim column, I realized that I am hopelessly ambivalent about Purim 5785. Last year was difficult enough. But considering the unimaginable pain that collective ...

Queen Esther has been celebrated as a heroine over the ages for her defiance of tyranny, pursuit of justice and courage to speak truth to power. It is our spiritual duty and political responsibility ...