A STUDY OF THE BOOK OF ESTHER & WHAT IT TELLS US ABOUT OUR JEWISH IDENTITY
“I’m Jewish.” Am I, therefore, part of a race, an ethnic group, a nationality, or a religion? Am I a combination of two or more of these attributes? More broadly, what does being Jewish really mean?
In a world of globalization and instant communication, the yearning to understand what and who we are has grown exponentially. Fortunately, we don’t have look too far to learn the answers. They’re contained in the Book of Esther and its description of one of the Jewish people’s most dramatic existential crises.
The story of how the Jewish people survived that crisis reveals the eternal message of what it means to be a Jew and how to find redemption in even the most troubling of eras – like ours. Join us as we look back to learn how we can deal with the world both today and tomorrow.