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February 27, 2015

Undoing a Feminist Misreading of the Book of Esther

Queen Esther has been criticized, most notably by feminists, for her alleged passivity, deviousness, and reliance on her beauty alone. Michael V. Fox argues that such a reading not only is ahistorical but profoundly misunderstands Esther’s evolution from a passive naïf to a brave and intelligent operative and heroine. The pivotal moment, Fox writes, occurs the second time Mordecai urges her to take action against Haman’s genocidal plot:

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February 27, 2015

  1. Why the White House Is Manufacturing a Crisis in Relations with Israel

  2. Could the Current Disorder in the Middle East Lead to Greater Stability?

  3. Undoing a Feminist Misreading of the Book of Esther

  4. Meet Emerson Swift Mahon: Canada’s First Black Jew

  5. In the New Hierarchy of Victimhood, Jews Are at the Bottom