Book of Esther 7:8-10 8 Then the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the wine drinking; and Haman was falling upon the couch where Esther was. Then said the king, Will he also force the queen with me present in the…
Book of Esther 9:5-10 5 Thus the Jews struck all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would to those who hated them. 6 And in Shushan the capital the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred…
Book of Esther 6:11-14 11 Then took Haman the clothing and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.…
In the daily morning prayers the Shema, the essential declaration of Jewish faith, appears twice. The first, immediately following the morning blessings, is the truncated “Shema of Fear.” It is preceded by the Sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22:1-19) and followed by the blessing “Atah hu”…
The Sotah and the Jealous Husband Numbers 5:11-31 11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 12 Speak to the people of Israel, and say to them, If any man’s wife goes astray, and commits a trespass against him, 13 And a man lies with…
Inspired by the illuminated medieval haggadot, these 8 paintings are a pictorial preface to the text of the Passover Haggadah. Each episode concerns God’s connection with his creation in which He directly acts in the world.
