Drop-In 3/2026: Was Esther Just another Pretty Woman?

Was Esther Just Another Pretty Woman?

With Rabbi Linda Steigman

Tuesday, March 3 (Purim!)
3pm Eastern / Noon Pacific
One Hour on Zoom

Who is Esther, really? This class reexamines Esther’s role and voice in the Purim story, by drawing on visual art, midrash, and apocryphal writings.

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Rabbi Linda Steigman is a native of Chicago and has also lived in Philadelphia, New York and Jerusalem. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago, a Master’s in Clinical Social Work from Bryn Mawr College and a Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters, as well as ordination, from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

After serving congregations in Fredericksburg, VA, and Wilkes-Barre, PA, Rabbi Steigman moved to the Kansas City area in 2008 to be closer to her children. Until May 2024, she served, on a part-time basis, at Temple Adath Joseph in St. Joseph, MO. Rabbi Steigman is also a trained hospital and hospice chaplain and teaches at Temple B’nai Jehudah.

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