Does Purim Boil Down to a Really Bad Date?

Image by Lior Zaltzman

By Lior Zaltzman February 27, 2015

Does the story of Purim just boil down to a really bad date? Our latest #OyDate tackles the story of Esther and Achashverosh as you’ve never heard it before.

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Lior Zaltzman was the Forward’s Digital Fellow. Follow her on twitter @liorca.

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