Channeling the conviction of Vashti and Esther

This week, as the Jewish community gathers to celebrate Purim, one of history’s first averted genocides, we revisit the fortitude of Vashti and Esther. Where atrocities occur, or leaders preach hate, women are targeted and forcibly made objects of battle. Women also frequently guide us through the tumult, acting as crucial moral compasses. Like Vashti,…