I watched 6 Christian Purim movies so you wouldn’t have to
Esther's story is a very Jewish one, but Christians have made more movies about it
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Right-wing preacher Lance Wallnau is calling on his followers to engage in a Purim fast for President Trump this Purim — against the, media, progressives and the “sabotaging, sniping and snarling” forces that Wallnau sees as aligned against the president. Like Esther, the heroine of the Purim tale, Wallnau hopes that Trump can turn the…
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Life My Fast of Esther
Getty Images When my nana, Claire Laufer Daniels, was 17-years old, the Nazis marched into her hometown of Vienna and were welcomed with open arms. Seemingly overnight, her friends turned on her, she was forbidden from attending school and she was even forced to scrub the city’s sidewalks with guns pointed at her head. Thankfully,…
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