History:

Period of Tanach 

Machshava:

Purim 

Nach:

Esther 

Collections: R' Glass Identity Crises in the Book of Esther

Description

By noting the Persian context of Esther, one of the key themes of the Megillah emerges: what it means to be a Jew (or an "other") as part of wider society. Where do loyalties lie? (Given between Mincha and Maariv Purim night – hence the brevity and speed of talking!)