{"product_id":"esther-unmasked-mitchell-first-9780997820560","title":"Esther Unmasked: Solving Eleven Mysteries of the Jewish Holidays and Liturgy","description":"\u003cp\u003eMitchell First is a very talented Jewish scholar. He is able to challenge traditional assumptions and reach new, often groundbreaking, conclusions. His articles are meticulously researched, relying both on rabbinic sources and historians of antiquity. A main article explains how both Achashverosh and Esther can be identified in ancient sources.The entire volume consists of eleven articles that address mysterious aspects of the yearly cycle of Jewish holidays and liturgy: what is the meaning of the cryptic phrase in the Sukkot liturgy \u003cem\u003eAni ve-Ho\u003c\/em\u003e? what motivated Antiochus to persecute the Jews? what is the origin of Taanit Esther? how many questions were there in the original \u003cem\u003eMah Nishtannah\u003c\/em\u003e? why does \u003cem\u003epe\u003c\/em\u003eprecede \u003cem\u003eayin\u003c\/em\u003e in the acrostics of the book of Eikhah?, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mitchell First\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 099782056X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780997820560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kodesh Press L.L.C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Mitchell First","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43927260856575,"sku":"9780997820560","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_16a8f6c7-331e-4964-9c09-0b8929b77cce.jpg?v=1681087803","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/esther-unmasked-mitchell-first-9780997820560","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}