http://zionica.com Where Christianity intersects with politics, culture, and entertainment. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:43:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://zionica.com/2012/03/09/purim-and-the-exceptional-book-of-esther/ http://zionica.com/2012/03/09/purim-and-the-exceptional-book-of-esther/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:33:29 +0000 Zionica http://zionica.com/?p=18799

Yesterday marked the Jewish holiday of Purim, when Jews will gather together for festive meals and merriment, exchange gifts, and most centrally, assemble in synagogue for mirthful public readings of the Book of Esther—all in celebration of the salvation recounted therein. A quick synopsis of the somewhat elliptical storyline: Ahaseurus, the king of Persia, is…]]> http://zionica.com/2012/03/09/purim-and-the-exceptional-book-of-esther/feed/ 28