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Ahasuerus and Vashti: The Story Megillat Esther Does Not Tell You Ahasuerus and Vashti: The Story Megillat Esther Does Not Tell You

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Dr. Rabbi Zev Farber

Mordechai the Spy-Master Mordechai the Spy-Master

Rabbi Eric Grossman

Ahasuerus, the Son of a Stable-Master Ahasuerus, the Son of a Stable-Master

Prof. Geoffrey Herman

Jewish Queens: From the Story of Esther to the History of Shelamzion Jewish Queens: From the Story of Esther to the History of Shelamzion

Prof. Mika Ahuvia

“My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?” — Jesus or Esther?“My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?” — Jesus or Esther?

Dr. A. J. Berkovitz

Why Did Mordecai Not Bow Down to Haman?Why Did Mordecai Not Bow Down to Haman?

Prof. Rabbi Rachel Adelman

What Was Esther’s Relationship to Mordechai?What Was Esther’s Relationship to Mordechai?

Prof. B. Barry Levy

Why Does Mordechai Not Report the Assassination Plot Directly to Ahasuerus?Why Does Mordechai Not Report the Assassination Plot Directly to Ahasuerus?

Dr. Rabbi Zev Farber

Why Mordechai Refuses to “Kneel and Bow” to Haman Why Mordechai Refuses to “Kneel and Bow” to Haman

Rachel Friedman

Was Haman Hanged, Impaled or Crucified?Was Haman Hanged, Impaled or Crucified?

Dr. A. J. Berkovitz

Prostration to God and Humans—A Biblical Practice Prostration to God and Humans—A Biblical Practice

Prof. Rabbi Marty Lockshin