Have you ever experienced a moment in which doing something absolutely terrified you and yet you knew that you just had to do it anyway? During a time when women were typically thought to have very little power to change their circumstances, a courageous woman did something nerve-wracking in order to stop a genocide,. This woman and her story are now honored each year through the observance of Purim. So join us as we discuss the history of this holiday and take a breath of dead air with Queen Esther.

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