#esther and the queens

[snapbookreviews]

Jewish Roleplaying Games 3e

Hanukkah may be over, but there's never a bad time of year to play Jewish tabletop games.

[diioonysus]

dresses in art

[fhtagn-and-tentacles]

QUEEN OF HELL

by Jiawei Esther Liu

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[pretty-face-and-my-electric-soul]

♡ cinnamon girl fall ♡

[claudiaeparvier]

Horror Movie Ladies

[jackklinemybeloved]

exasperated hot women played by brennan lee mulligan my fucking beloved

[goodomens-girlie]

she’d eat up the met gala

[thewordfortheday]

Haman the wicked man had a  murderous plan to wipe out the Jewish people. Esther knew how dire the situation was, hence she fasted with her people.  Esther put her life on the line and went into the king’s presence to plead for the lives of her people. Going into the presence of the king could have been a death sentence for her, for in those days, going into the king's presence without being summoned could kindle the king's wrath. But it so happened that, when the king saw Esther standing in the court, she obtained favour in his sight; and the king extended to Esther the golden scepter which was in his hand. Esther 5:1

You know, God works in miraculous ways. God moved the king’s heart and the Jews were saved and God’s name was glorified. 

When your situation seems grim, and it appears that your story has taken a terrible turn, remember your King, Jesus, has the last word. Go into the presence of the King of kings and plead your case. He will have favour upon you and answer your prayer.

[verianal]

I love her and her beautiful son....

(click 4 better quality)

[jewish-culture-is]

jewish culture is talking to a jewish friend about jewish holidays and theorizing about a drag show for purim, which turns into "what if I start a jewish drag bar that has daytime programming for minors (and adults) and nighttime programming (for adults only) to be a queer inclusive jewish space somewhere (which we queer jews desperately need more of), and seriously starting to consider it, so now you have to think about what you'd name it if you DID make it (taking suggestions for my hypothetical jewish drag bar)

[menace-bitch]

Lana Del Rey, Pawn Shop Blues

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Tonight through tomorrow is the Jewish holiday Purim. In this picture, kids are celebrating Purim at the Hebrew Institute of Far Rockaway, 1950.

A celebratory event coinciding with the spring, Purim commemorates the salvation of Jewish subjects in the Persian Achaemenid Empire from Haman, a royal vizier who planned to murder the whole population in a single day. The main antagonist in the Book of Esther, Haman had thrown "lots" to determine the date of the slaughter—the 13th day of the Hebrew month of Adar. Instead, he saw his plans undone by the Jewish leader Mordecai and his cousin and adopted daughter, Esther.⁠

The traditional wearing of costumes and masks at Purim is thought to have been influenced by Roman carnivals of the 15th century. ⁠

Photo: Al Barry via Three Lions/Getty Images Instagram

[thelovelygods]

Book of Esther by Moshe Dadon (Israeli, 1943-2021)

Moshe Dadon, originally from Morocco, learned microcalligraphy as a boy when local rabbinical leaders, following an anti-Jewish riot, began searching for ways to create tiny Hebrew ritual items, such as a Torah scroll, which could be transported through the city without attracting the attention of people who sought to destroy them. At age eight, Moshe was taught the profession of “sofor-stam”, that is, of someone who writes Jewish religious texts on parchment for ritual use.

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וַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁ אֶסְתֵּר֙ מַלְכ֔וּת

"And Esther dressed in royal garments"

[Megillat Esther 5:1]

Just an illustration I guess for the top secret novel I'm working on haha

[id in alt text]

[artandthebible]

Queen Esther

Artist: Hugues Merle (French, 1822–1881)

Description: Portrait of Biblical Queen Esther

Genre: Religious Art

Date: 1885

Medium: Oil on Canvas on Masonite

Collection: Private Collection

Queen Esther

In the biblical book named after her, Esther is a young Jewish woman living in the Persian diaspora who finds favor with the king, becomes queen, and risks her life to save the Jewish people from destruction when the court official Haman persuades the king to authorize a pogrom against all the Jews of the empire. Written in the diaspora in the late Persian/early Hellenistic period (fourth century B.C.E.), the Book of Esther is a Jewish novella that deals with the enduring issues of preserving Jewish identity and ensuring survival amid cultural pressures and hostile enemies in a foreign land.