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From Darkness to Light: Purim 2021, by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat & Rabbi David Evan Markus (Bayit: Building Jewish, 2021)

Contributor(s): Rachel Barenblat and David Evan Markus
Shared on י׳ באדר ה׳תשפ״א (2021-02-22) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license
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Modern Miscellany, Purim Readings
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United States, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., transtropilation, tropified texts, United States General Election 2000, 59th Presidential Inauguration

Tropified texts for Purim 2021 juxtaposing the text of Queen Esther with the words of Vice President Kamalla Harris and poet laureate Amanda Gorman. . . .

Nevertheless She Persisted: A Modern Esther Tribute for Purim and Women’s History Month, by Rabbi David Evan Markus (2018)

Contributor(s): Aharon N. Varady (transcription), David Evan Markus and Bayit: Your Jewish Home
Shared on י׳ באדר ה׳תשע״ח (2018-02-25) — under the following terms: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International copyleft license
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Modern Miscellany, Purim Readings
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United States, social justice, civil rights, 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., Cantillized readings in English, Women's History Month, tropified texts, צדק צדק תרדוף tsedeq tsedeq tirdof

Purim affirms Esther’s stand against official silencing, abuse of power, misogyny and anti-Semitism. At first an outsider, Queen Esther used her insider power to reveal and thwart official hatred that threatened Jewish life and safety. We celebrate one woman’s courageous cunning to right grievous wrongs within corrupt systems. The archetype of heroic woman standing against hatred continues to call out every society still wrestling with official misogyny, power abuses and silencing. For every official silencing and every threat to equality and freedom, may we all live the lesson of Esther and all who stand in her shoes: “Nevertheless, she persisted.” . . .