By adding Purim to the duo of Passover and Shavuot, this trio reminds us that hiddenness is not static. It is dynamic.

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The Hebrew Bible’s Book of Esther, which recounts the story of Purim, does not directly mention God. “There was not splitting of the sea or water turning into blood,” Lipskier said.

Centuries after Haman’s genocidal antisemitism, the ruler of Iran (the modern name of ancient Persia), Ali Hosseini Khamenei, ...

Purim not only acknowledges the story of Esther and the role she played in saving her people, it is a reminder of vigilance and the critical role that people in the right place at the right time have ...

The book vanished with Boleyn’s execution in 1536, then resurfaced around 1903 when it was acquired by the American millionaire William Waldorf Astor after he purchased Hever Castle, Anne Boleyn ...

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