the costume changes stand out as a motif of the narrative. Ahasuerus appoints Esther as queen by setting the royal crown atop her head (Esther 2:17). When Mordecai learns of the plot to annihilate ...

Get your party on; Purim is almost here! The holiday is one of the most joyous and fun on the Jewish calendar, complete with everything from feasts to costumes to wine, all in honor of Queen Esther ...

The Bible’s Queen Esther was one of the defining Dutch divas of the 17th ... The triumph of Mordechai and Esther will be marked at Purim this week with feasting, costumes, gifts, and the reading of ...

Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.

(photo credit: GETTY IMAGES) Queen Esther is back in the ... a festive retelling of the biblical Scroll of Esther, often accompanied by masks, costumes and revelry. Like other mid-winter holidays ...

Dehavilland Ford, a Texas pastor, has long felt a kinship with Queen Esther. This fall ... featured live animals and flowing costumes meant to evoke the opulence of ancient Persia.

Esther, according to the biblical story, is a young Jewish woman who becomes the queen of Persia, risks her life and saves her people, popular even as a Purim costume. Both of us have worn her ...

Esther, according to the biblical story, is a young Jewish woman who becomes the queen of Persia, risks her life and saves her people, popular even as a Purim costume. Both of us have worn her ...