In Times Like These

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What questions and passions animate us as we approach this particular Purim? Where in public life do we see analogies to Vashti, to Esther, to Achashverosh, to Mordechai? What lessons does the megillah of Esther hold for us this year? What are the deepest prayers of our hearts when it comes to realities we yearn to see overturned? Here are some of our answers.

Includes work by Trisha Arlin, R. Rachel Barenblat, Mike Cockrill, sherrill cropper, Joanne Fink, R. Hannah Dresner, R. Sonja Keren Pilz PhD, Steve Silbert, and R. David Zaslow.

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Bayit – Purim 2026 – In Times Like These [pdf]

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Purim – In Times Like These

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This collection features work by Trisha Arlin, R. Rachel Barenblat,  Mike Cockrill, sherrill cropper, Joanne Fink, R. Hannah Dresner, R. Sonja Keren Pilz, Steve Silbert, and R. David Zaslow. Find our bios on the Builder Biographies page.