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The book of Esther is a part of both the Jewish and Christian religious canons, referenced in rabbinic literature in the second century A.D and believed to have been written in the early centuries B.C ...

The first book I received of Dina’s series of three was her Scroll of Ruth, most appropriate since Shavuot was only a week ...

Italian scroll signed by Luna bat Yehuda Ambron will be available for public viewing for the first time ever following restoration and research work. Almost exactly 255 years ago, on the 10th day of ...

A rare scroll of the Book of Esther, believed to have been penned in the mid-15th century in the Iberian Peninsula, has been donated to the National Library of Israel and made available online ahead ...

The Book of Esther is a court story. There is not a single spiritual expression let alone a religious expression from the beginning to its end. Do not look in the Megillah for the name of God because ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The Scroll of Esther may have been the original inspiration for the old joke said to summarize Jewish holidays: "They tried to kill us. But we won. Let's eat." Purim, which ...

A rare artifact offering insights on Jewish history - an Esther scroll penned by a young girl in Italy - is set to go on display following restoration at the Israel Museum. Complete with decorations ...

I write that as someone who has studied and taught Megillat Esther and has co-authored and directed an entire biblical musical on Esther. The Israel Bible Scroll of Esther is unique. It features ...

At 6.5 m wide when fully unfurled, with over 200 illustrations, many in rich colour, the manuscript in the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library in Hanover, Germany, is an object of beguiling and still ...