Midrashic Monologues

So often we read about how Queen Esther saved her people. Perhaps her strategic planning and execution of that plan had more far-reaching consequences. In this Midrashic Monologue, we meet Sarosh, one of the many silent servants in the palace, who went about their work with a cloak of invisibility, yet who heard and saw everything. Sarosh explains how Esther saved both her people and the entire kingdom. My name is Sarosh (meaning “obedience”), but I cannot remember the last t

In this Midrashic Monologue, we allow Esther to explain in her own words how she understands & is inspired by the life and legacy of Vashti

Mordechai How can I tell my beloved niece, Esther, that it may be time to step out of the existence I helped cultivate for her because her people need her help? It was dreadful enough that I upended her life and pushed her to leave her community and family. I did so to set her up with a better life than she would ever have had. And now I am asking her to upend her world yet another time. My beloved niece followed my instructions and entered the king’s harem for the chance

I am Part of the Resistance Inside the Ahasuerus Royal Court by Anonymous, A Senior Courtier in King Ahasuerus’ Court The New Persian Times is taking the rare step of publishing an anonymous Op-Ed essay. We have done so at the request of the author, a senior courtier in Ahasuerus’s Royal Court whose identity is known to us and whose position would be jeopardized by its disclosure. We believe publishing this essay anonymously is the only way to deliver an important perspective