The Deep Backstories of Megillat Esther: When Morning Came, There Was Leah: Rachel in Megillat Esther
What do Nimrod, Moses, Esau, Balaam, and Rachel have to do with the Book of Esther? Quite a lot, actually! Join Tamar Weissman in exploring the surprising backstories that form the characters and themes of this timeless Megillah.
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Tamar Weissman
Tamar Weissman is a tour guide and lecturer in Tanach and Eretz Israel studies. Her first book, Tribal Lands: The Twelve Tribes of Israel in their Ancestral Territories, explores the personalities of the shevatim and why each was granted his specific nahalah. She has just finished her second book "The Bible's Wild Child," on midrashic patterns in the Book of Shoftim. Tamar and her family practice sustainable agriculture on their farm in the Galil. Follow her adventures on Instagram @weissmanfarm or Facebook @משק וייסמן