🗣️ The Voice of the Jews We are far from the land we were promised. Far from the temple. Far from the priests and the fire of sacrifice. We live...
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A First-Person Retelling of the Book of Esther
Chapter 2: When the Queen Was Removed
🗣️ The Voice of the Jews We heard the rumors before the scribes announced it.Before the messengers rode out with parchment and decree. They said the queen disobeyed the king.That...
Read MoreChapter 3: The One Among Us
🗣️ The Voice of the Jews They came to every province.Chariots, scribes, eunuchs — announcing a royal search for beauty. A new queen was to be chosen.A virgin, unblemished. Pleasing...
Read MoreChapter 4: The Decree of Death
🗣️ The Voice of the Jews The decree came like a shadow at noon. Fast horses.Royal messengers.Sealed orders from the king himself. We unrolled the scrolls with trembling fingers, and...
Read MoreChapter 5: If I Perish
🗣️ The Voice of the Jews We did not eat.We did not drink.Three days. Not just in Susa, but in every province where our people lived under the shadow of...
Read MoreChapter 6: The Tables Turn
🗣️ The Voice of the Jews We did not know, at first, what happened in the palace. We only saw signs.Subtle ones.Unexpected. Mordecai stood taller.Messengers whispered in doorways.Haman no longer...
Read MoreChapter 7: Purim
🗣️ The Voice of the Jews We held our breath one more time. We knew she had invited the king to a banquet — and Haman too. We did not...
Read MoreChapter 8: I Was There
They never said My name.Not once. No prophet cried out in the courts.No pillar of fire led the way.No miracle parted the skies. But I was there. I was in...
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