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Purim: Mocking Persia’s Dat and Reaccepting the Torah Purim: Mocking Persia’s Dat and Reaccepting the Torah

Rachel Friedman

Megillat Esther: Reversing the Legacy of King Saul Megillat Esther: Reversing the Legacy of King Saul

Prof. Marc Zvi Brettler

Using Memory, Megillat Esther Confronts the Jewish People with their Past Using Memory, Megillat Esther Confronts the Jewish People with their Past

Dr. Orit Avnery

The Women in Esther The Women in Esther

Prof. Rabbi Michael V. Fox

Haman’s Antisemitism: What Did He Not Like About the Jews?Haman’s Antisemitism: What Did He Not Like About the Jews?

Prof. Rabbi Marty Lockshin

But Queen Vashti Refused: Consent and Agency in the Book of Esther But Queen Vashti Refused: Consent and Agency in the Book of Esther

Dr. Jason Gaines

The Enduring Value of “These Days of Purim”The Enduring Value of “These Days of Purim”

Prof. Rabbi Wendy Zierler

The Megillat Esther Massacre The Megillat Esther Massacre

Prof. Meylekh (PV) Viswanath

Jewish Not Judean: The Diaspora in the Book of Esther Jewish Not Judean: The Diaspora in the Book of Esther