Tonight at sundown begins the celebration of Purim. Purim is a holiday which is centered around the character of Queen Esther. The word Purim means lots like a lottery. On the 13th day of the Jewish month of Adar, a lottery was to be drawn by Haman, the Purim Villian and King Ahasuerus’s advisor, as a way to kill all the Jews of Persia. Now there are longer and more detailed versions of the Purim story, but this is only an overview. More details will be added in later blogs. The King never knew his wife, Queen Esther was a … Continue reading →