The Ahistorical Nature of Megillat Esther
On one foot: "Megillah Esther is ahistorical, but it is nonetheless our story."
My thought, and that of some other folks, precisely.
A tallit-and-tefillin-wearing woman in a traditional Conservative synagogue?! An unorthodox—and non-orthodox—perspective on Jews and Judaism from a perpetual misfit. This blog, welcoming the entire Jewish community, is dedicated to those who take Judaism seriously, but not necessarily literally.
posted by Shira Salamone at 12:52 PM
Once upon a time, I belonged to a left-wing egalitarian Conservative synagogue, where I was one of a number of women who wore a tallit—and one of the few members who used an Orthodox prayer book (adding the Mothers, of course). Having moved since then, I now belong to a right-wing traditional Conservative synagogue, where I’m almost always the only woman wearing a tallit—and one of the few members who adds the Mothers. I seem destined to be forever . . . on the fringe.
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Methinks Shlomo ben R'fael, commenting on the next post, meant to leave his recommendation of the
Wikipedia article on the Book of Esther on this post.
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