(JTA) — Around me, I see many Jews using the timing in the Jewish calendar to understand the current U.S.-Israel war against Iran in biblical terms. We are Esther, we are Mordecai, we have defeated Haman, they seem to be saying. We have fulfilled the commandment of blotting out Amalek, our ancient and perpetual enemy. […]
Claire E. Sufrin
Claire E. Sufrin is editor of "Sources: A Journal of Jewish Ideas," published by the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, and co-editor of "The New Jewish Canon: Ideas and Debates, 1980-2015." She lives in Evanston, Illinois, with her husband and children.