Finding the Clues in Megillat Esther - Purim Lesson Plan

The authors of Megillat Esther – Esther and Mordechai according to tradition – inserted many “clues” in the language and motifs of the megillah. These clues were intended for the ears of “insiders” – those with Jewish literacy. Tuning in to those clues reveals how history both repeats itself and how old challenges can be addressed – and resolved – in new contexts.