Esther — Words of Torah (my blog!) — Rabbi Amy Josefa Ariel (she/her)

44 Days of the Omer. That is 6 Weeks and 2 Days.

Gevurot shebe Malchut
Strength/Judgment/Boundaries within Nobility/Sovereignty
Wednesday evening June 5 and Thursday June 6
I want to be in the tent listening when Esther, Batya, Miriam, and Yocheved stay up all night talking strategy. I want to be standing beside them when Esther and Ruth rinse their feet in the river to cool them and share stories about their families. I want to have my own cup of tea and be sitting near the fire when Esther, Judith, Yael, and Deborah reminisce about directly confronting power. I want to be a silent witness when Esther and Dina hold each other in deep understanding. Most of all I want more time with her.

Jewish HolidaysAmy ArielJune 6, 2024Gevurah shebe Malchut, Esther, Sinai, OmerComment

What Esther Could See

She’ll do this hard thing, but she’ll do it her way, not Mordechai’s.

“Go, assemble all the Jews who live in Shushan, and fast on my behalf; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maidens will observe the same fast. Then I shall go to the king, though it is contrary to the law; and if I am to perish, I shall perish!” Esther 4:15