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  • Palestinian flag hung at Tomb of Mordecai and Esther in Iran

    03/22/2024 2:01:23 PM PDT · by Conservat1 · 6 replies
    Ynet ^ | 3.21.24 | I Eichner
    Flag found when Iran's chief rabbi arrived with members of the Jewish community to observe the Fast of Esther and pray at the traditional site.
  • Happy Purim!

    03/01/2018 5:00:54 AM PST · by judeasamaria · 13 replies
    Lev Haolam ^ | Feb 28, 2018 | Lev Haolam
    Today, Jewish people from around the world celebrate the holiday of Purim. Purim commemorates the day in which the Jewish people living in areas controlled by the Persian empire were victorious in fighting against their enemies – those who had plotted to destroy them – and were victorious. The word purim or “lots” in Hebrew refers to the lots which were drawn by the wicked Haman, advisor to King Ahasuerus, to determine the best date to eradicate the Jews on. It was during the period between the destruction of the first Holy Temple and the building of the second Holy...
  • American-Israeli Rabbi compares Obama to Haman

    03/30/2015 5:47:32 PM PDT · by SJackson · 17 replies
    Jerusalem Post ^ | 03/29/2015 | GREER FAY CASHMAN,JEREMY SHARON
    Shlomo Riskin of Efrat says Obama disrespectful to Netanyahu, Israel, 'future of world.' Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, chief rabbi of Efrat, on Saturday night compared US President Barack Obama to Haman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Mordechai. Speaking at the Jerusalem Great Synagogue, the American-born Riskin said that he could not understand what was going through Obama’s mind. “The president of the United States is lashing out at Israel just like Haman lashed out at the Jews,” he said. “I’m not making a political statement,” he clarified, “I’m making a Jewish statement.” When a woman in the audience shouted out...
  • Movie for a Sunday Afternoon: "Esther and the King"(1960)

    03/30/2014 10:04:20 AM PDT · by ReformationFan · 9 replies
    You Tube ^ | 1960 | Raoul Walsh
  • Purima, The making of a King's Bride

    03/16/2014 10:36:28 AM PDT · by Errant · 79 replies
    As a believer, you may have never paid much attention to Purim, the story of Esther — but you should! In a prophetic sense, the story of Purim… is the story of YOUR life! The story of Purim is all about Esther (aka Hadassah), the unlikely choice of the king after his initial choice rejected him. Sounds like the love story of a certain Messiah we know, doesn’t it? That’s why the story of Purim is YOUR story. It’s all about being chosen and accepted, and being challenged to do the right thing even when all hope appears lost.
  • Ancient Jewish Shrine is Registered on Iran's National Works List [Esther and Mordecai tomb]

    12/15/2008 7:17:36 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 3 replies · 627+ views
    Biblical Archaeology Review ^ | December 11, 2008 | editors
    The head of the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Office has announced that the tomb of Esther and Mordecai has been added to the country's list of national monuments. Asadollah Bayat told the Iranian news service that the ancient tomb is an important Jewish shrine and one of the most historically important buildings in the Hamedan province of Iran. The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions, both on the plaster wall of the main hall as well as on the finely worked wooden tomb boxes. Bayat stressed the monument's importance to the Jewish community, adding that "Jews gather here in the...