I’m getting more and more fascinated with Esther. The way she must have learned to avoid the mistakes Vashti made in the six months she was being trained to compete for queen-ship. The way she took the point of seemingly being subservient to the king, all the way leading the game. The power she exhibited at the end – 750 thousand people killed – amazing.
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My grandmother Barer’s birthday was around Purim and her name was Esther. She took pleasure in telling the stories of Purim. Of course, she was the Sunday school teacher of Walla Walla, a class that included my sister, me, and occasionally, a girl from nearby Pendleton, Oregon named Debbie Marsh. Here is an interesting article that I wrote about Grandma Barer https://mvbarer.blogspot.com/2018/09/world-series-and-high-holidays-1967.html