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Stu Halpern, "Esther in America" (Maddig, 2020)
The Book of Esther has inspired and impacted the American project since its very inception. Rabbis and ethicists, abolitionists and artists, preachers and presidents, have understood the text to speak to their moment. It has offered solace to immigrants, forged solidarity, impacted politics, and, in the spirit of Esther 4:14, roused individuals to realize that deliverance was not to come from some other place, but from their own heroic actions on behalf of their people. Esther in America (Maddig, 2020) is a splendid collection of essays on the complex history of the Book of Esther in American…
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