Megillat Esther - http://www.vbm-torah.org/purim/pur-es.htm
Analysis of the Book of Esther, with cultural explanations of the satire and some of the queen's odd-seeming behavior. |
Queen Esther: The Merit of Things Hidden - http://www.torah.org/learning/women/class57.html
Essay about the Jewish ideals of femininity embodied in the biblical heroine. |
The Apocryphal Book of Esther - http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=484&letter=E
Later Jewish writings about the story of Esther intended to supply the missing faith elements from the original Megillah. |
The Essence of Esther - http://www.torah.org/learning/women/class23.html
Character study of the Biblical queen as a metaphor for Judaism in exile. |