Who Wrote the Book of Esther? Tradition says Mordechai wrote the Book of Esther, but surely he wouldn't have gotten the timing of his own expulsion a century wrong? At the very core of the Jewish ...

The story of Esther, Mordechai and Haman is really a contemporary tale about our struggle between good and evil inclinations. TEL AVIV (JTA) — Yair Lapid, a cultural icon in Israel, was asked ...

The young Jewess Esther, adopted daughter of her uncle Mordecai, is among the girls selected; they are told to beautify themselves in the royal harem and prepare to spend the night with the king.