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Prayer for After Reading Megillat Esther

“Teach us always to choose life, to pursue justice, / and to rise above vengeance.”
  • by Maggid Paul Solyn
Esther, justice, megillah, Purim
Two people examine a large megillah scroll with colorful illustrations and Hebrew text, pointing at different sections.

Vashti Speaks

A person poem told from Vashti’s perspective
  • by Gabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer
Biblical women, Esther, Purim, reproductive rights, Vashti, women, women's rights
Stone statue of a crowned woman with braided hair against a blue sky and tree branches.

Tekhine for Times Such As These

“Ribono shel Olam / Make me like our mothers and heroines…”
  • by LilyFish
Biblical women, courage, Esther, Hannah, matriarchs, resilience, rosh hodesh, women
Field of red flowers under a cloudy sky at sunset, with sun setting near the horizon and trees silhouetted.

Joy of Purim

“And every year we lift our voice To celebrate, to laugh, and to rejoice!”
  • by Mikhail Lazarevich Gurfinkel
Esther, joy, megillah, Purim
Two people examine a large megillah scroll with colorful illustrations and Hebrew text, pointing at different sections.

Parshat Shemini

“This is the first year I thought, how old were those children?”
  • by Sharon Bronstein
Esther, war
a brown feathered hawk

A Brief Megillah

Karen Webber delivers a micro version of ‘the whole megillah’ in her performance piece.
  • by Cantor Karen Webber
Esther, Megllah, Purim
a row of people wearing festive masks

Purim

“Masks help us imagine / it’s history and only our story…”
  • by Cathleen Cohen
Esther, hamantashen, Purim
two plates filled with hamantashen

Vashti’s Ghost to Ahasuerus

An original midrash in word and art from Vashti’s perspective.
  • by Beth Kanell
Esther, Purim, Vashti
In this sketch, Vashti's ghost confronts the King.

Crown of Esther: A New Ritual for Purim

This Purim ritual centers on Queen Esther’s strengths and characteristics.
  • by Ariel Neshama Lee
courage, Esther
a hand holds a candle

G-d’s not hidden in the Purim story–She’s there!

A teaching about how G-d/Shekhinah is present in the Purim story through Her human partners, Queens Vashti and Esther.
  • by Sue Gurland
Esther, Purim, Shekhinah, Vashti
a Purim crown

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Placement Office

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