A third user referred to Purim as “the holiday of the slaughtering of Iranians” adding that Haman was “an Iranian minister murdered by Esther and Mordechai;” while another one pointed to ...

The fast is rooted in the biblical narrative of Esther. When Queen Esther is informed by Mordechai that Haman has received permission to annihilate the Jews, she is cajoled to intercede.

My small-group Bible study recently finished reading through and discussing the book of Esther. Most notable for being the one of only two books in the Bible that doesn’t directly mention ...

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The Basij group said it would tear down the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai and replace it with a Palestinian consulate. (JTA) — A hard-line student group in Iran has threatened to destroy the Tomb ...