Zach Epstein
By Zach Epstein
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Life ‘The Greeks Tried To Kill Us’ And Other Hanukkah Myths Debunked
As American Jews, we all grew up with the basic story: “The Greeks came and tried to kill us. We won. Let’s eat!” That may work for kids, but once you hit maturity, it’s time to learn the real story: Myth 1: The Greeks were barbaric. Alexander the Great was privately tutored by Aristotle until…
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Life No, Esther Did Not Enter A Beauty Pageant: 3 Myths About Purim
Myth 1: Esther entered a royal beauty pageant to audition to be the queen Let’s look at what the Megillah actually says – “When the king’s order and edict was proclaimed, and when many girls were assembled in the royal province of Shushan under the supervision of Hegai, Esther too was taken into the king’s palace…
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