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Esther
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It happened in the days of Ahasuerus—that Ahasuerus who reigned over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia. In those days, when King Ahasuerus occupied the royal…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian–Hellenistic Period, 6th–3rd Century BCE

Subjects:

Purim, Diaspora, Women, Jewish identity, Humor, Folklore

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Folklore
Relief with figures with hands bound standing next to larger figure along wall with relief of winged figure and Persian, Elamite, and Akkadian inscriptions.
From Foe to Friend
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Before Talpiot was built the King of the Winds used to rule over the entire region: and all his ministers and servants, mighty and stubborn winds, dwelled there with him and blew over mountain and…

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Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Places:

Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1941

Subjects:

Arab-Jewish relations, Cities, Jewish identity, Community, Exile, Fiction, Folklore

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Fiction, Folklore
Agunot (Chained Women)
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It is said: A thread of grace is spun and drawn out of the deeds of Israel, and the Holy One, blessed be He, Himself, in His glory, sits and weaves—strand on strand—a tallit all grace and all mercy…

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Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Places:

Ottoman Palestine (Israel, Israel)

Date:

1908

Subjects:

Marriage, Family, Modernity, Love, Jewish identity, Fiction, Folklore

Categories:

Fiction, Folklore