My understanding is that Esther -- while perhaps retroactively or secretly having a Jewish meaning -- is basically from the god Ishtar. It's an assimilative name designed to protect her
Yeah, I read that too. When I learned of the Hebrew connection, I looked it up to fact check (because I don't post willy nilly without reading up on what I'm writing about, if only others did that!!) and found both conclusions. Happy Purim, friend!
I have been advised by my rabbi, my lawyer and my wife not to make any comment on Jewish women of the past or the present except to say they are all marvelous.
I’ve been looking for my mezuzah since moving from CT five years ago. Found it is, go figure, a box of books I also thought were lost. Good time to put in back up on the door frame. Thanks for your post?
Today your father and I will spend (hopefully) our last afternoon at the St Vincent’s infusion center. Our stroll through the entrance way, down the long corridor past the chapel, past the stained glass windows depicting the 12 stations of the cross, past the crosses with bronze Jesus hanging over us (Mary at his feet) as we head to the elevators - through this land of excessive Christian symbols (and lovely staff I must add) we will tell all and no one in particular (just so it is said) that we are Jewish. We don’t speak Hebrew but can use a few Yiddish phrases and there’s always the soundtrack from “Fiddler” we can sing (it’s a very long walk to the infusion center from the font entrance).
My understanding is that Esther -- while perhaps retroactively or secretly having a Jewish meaning -- is basically from the god Ishtar. It's an assimilative name designed to protect her
Yeah, I read that too. When I learned of the Hebrew connection, I looked it up to fact check (because I don't post willy nilly without reading up on what I'm writing about, if only others did that!!) and found both conclusions. Happy Purim, friend!
I have been advised by my rabbi, my lawyer and my wife not to make any comment on Jewish women of the past or the present except to say they are all marvelous.
I’ve been looking for my mezuzah since moving from CT five years ago. Found it is, go figure, a box of books I also thought were lost. Good time to put in back up on the door frame. Thanks for your post?
Great and uplifting drop !!
Today your father and I will spend (hopefully) our last afternoon at the St Vincent’s infusion center. Our stroll through the entrance way, down the long corridor past the chapel, past the stained glass windows depicting the 12 stations of the cross, past the crosses with bronze Jesus hanging over us (Mary at his feet) as we head to the elevators - through this land of excessive Christian symbols (and lovely staff I must add) we will tell all and no one in particular (just so it is said) that we are Jewish. We don’t speak Hebrew but can use a few Yiddish phrases and there’s always the soundtrack from “Fiddler” we can sing (it’s a very long walk to the infusion center from the font entrance).