Honoring Jewish Women
Written By Patricia BootsmaPublished on: 02/27/2026
This year, Purim will be celebrated from sundown on Monday, March 2, through Tuesday, March 3. This festival finds its roots in the Book of Esther, and it celebrates when the Jewish people were saved from annihilation at the hands of Haman (an official in King Ahasuerus of Persia’s kingdom). The tables were turned when Haman and his ten sons were hanged on the very gallows he had built for the righteous Mordecai. The heroine of the story is Esther, an orphan who becomes queen, calls for fasting and prayer, and is appointed by God “for such a time as this” (Esther 4:14).
