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| An ancient story challenges us to ask...will we rise to the moment? (encore) |
March 09, 2023 |
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Earlier this month the Jewish community celebrated the festival of Purim. It involves feasting and wearing costumes, while remembering the story of how a queen saved the ancient Jewish people. And we hear from two women who are finding new inspiration in this ancient story to stand with oppressed women in the #MeToo era.
Abigail Pogrebin, author of My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew
Martyn Oliver, director of Arab Studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at American University
Maharat Ruth Balinsky Friedman, of Ohev Shalom: The National Synagogue
An early 20th-century depiction of Esther denouncing Haman.
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