The book of Esther is the only book in the entire Tanach (Jewish Scriptures) in which neither the land of Israel, the Holy Temple, nor the name of G-d is mentioned even once!
How did such a "secular" book come to be included in the holy canon?
What is really going on in this political thriller, filled with intrigue, evil plotters, a brave Jewish queen (Esther) and one stiff-necked Jew (Mordechai) who refuses to bow down to the evil doer Haman, viceroy to the king? To find out, read between the lines!