A woman who rarely receives praise, though her disobedience was for an understandable reason and ultimately provided the ...

Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a ...

We have just passed the Jewish holiday of Purim, a time to commemorate the story of Queen Esther, who saved the Jewish people ...

It is the name of my oldest, very special granddaughter. The Hebrew name of Esther was Hadassah, whose root is Hadass, which is the Hebrew word for the myrtle tree. The myrtle tree features ...

Like Queen Elizabeth, she loves horses and a great tiara moment. Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Victoria Beckham had the poshest curtsy for Queen Camilla when the royal said hello at a Buckingham ...

The January 2025 Hadassah policy statement titled, “Fighting Antisemitism and Anti-Israel Sentiment at the United Nations” gave me pause. The statement outlines grievances against the UN and ...

As the story progresses, we see her move from pawn to player, from compliant teenager to queen and action hero. In the end, in Jewish history and teaching, Esther/Hadassah becomes a terrific ...

The Japanese government reportedly gifted the queen the luxe piece — made by Garrard, the first official Crown Jeweller — in 1975 during her first visit to Japan, according to The Royal Watcher.

At the height of the crisis, when a decree of destruction threatens the entire Jewish people, Mordechai asks Queen Esther: “And who knows if it is not for just such a moment that you reached ...

The Bible’s Queen Esther was one of the defining Dutch divas of the 17th century and muse to some of Amsterdam’s greatest painters — among them Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. “The Book of Esther in ...

JTA – Queen Esther is back in the news – and it’s not good news, and it’s got very little to do with the Jewish holiday of Purim, in whose story she is the starring character. Loved and ...

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