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Ta'anit Esther

Ta’anit Esther

This is an archive of prayers written for, or relevant to, the Fast of Esther on the day preceding the festival of Purim.

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🆕 עֵת שַׁעֲרֵי אַרְמוֹן – תפילה לאסתר המלכה | ‘Et Sha’are Armon – Prayer of Queen Esther, a piyyut for Purim by the Diwan Ashira Project

This piyyut envisions Queen Esther’s prayer as she enters King Ahasuerus’ palace unbidden. In Tractate Megilla 15b, the sages associate verses from Psalm 22 with Esther in these pivotal moments. Written in the first person, this poem weaves together verses from Psalms and the Book of Esther, along with interpretations and commentaries of Talmudic Sages, to evoke Esther’s prayer at this crucial moment. Its structure mirrors the Rosh Hashanah piyyut “‘Et Sha‘are Ratson”, which recounts the binding of Isaac through the perspectives of its protagonists. Like Isaac, Esther is headed to a sacrifice, but she goes with full awareness and intent for the sake of her people. . . .

Categories: Purim, Ta'anit Esther

Tags: משתה Mishteh, פורים Purim, תענית אסתר Fast of Esther, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Esther, פיוטים piyyuṭim, זמירות zemirot

Contributor(s): Diwan Ashira Project and Adrienne Varady (translation)

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Queen Shalom Tsiyon (Salome) Alexandra, from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum (1553)

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established." –Psalms 90:17

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