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  • Marble left hand holding a scroll, first or second century CE, Roman
    Marble left hand holding a scroll, first or second century CE, Roman
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    Letter Perfect

    In Tractate Megillah, the Talmud sends us a very personal note on faith

    byDovid Bashevkin
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    Illuminating a New Megillah

    A careful rethinking of a challenging Jewish narrative, for Purim

    byBailey Trela
  • Detail, the Birds’ Head Haggadah, South Germany. Scribe: Menahem,  circa 1300
    Detail, the Birds’ Head Haggadah, South Germany. Scribe: Menahem,  circa 1300
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    Illuminating the Book of Esther

    Creating a new kind of Megillah—using the historic Birds’ Head Haggadah as inspiration

    bySimone Somekh
  • The entrance to the Hamadan Shrine of Esther and Mordechai, 1972. (Elias "Yassi" Gabbay; courtesy of Diarna)
    The entrance to the Hamadan Shrine of Esther and Mordechai, 1972. (Elias "Yassi" Gabbay; courtesy of Diarna)
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    A Reply To ‘Reading Megillah in Tehran’

    Asking whether Jews in Iran are really free to celebrate

    byKarmel Melamed
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    Purim is More Than Just ‘Jewish Halloween’

    Why the common comparison sells the Jewish holiday short

    byLeah Damski
  • Tiffany Dupont as Hadassah in One Night With the King, 2006.
    Tiffany Dupont as Hadassah in One Night With the King, 2006.
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    Christians Have Fallen in Love With Queen Esther, Purim’s Jewish Heroine

    In recent novels, sermons, and Bible-study guides, evangelicals and mainline Protestants alike find inspiration in the biblical tale

    byRebecca Phillips
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    Megillas Lester: If Pixar Did The Purim Story

    Watch the trailer for a new film that turns the Purim story on its head

    byYair Rosenberg
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    Prayers for Barack

    Sending the president the whole megillah

    byAllison Hoffman
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