The Queen Returns: Ivanka Is the Esther of Our Time |
There are moments in history when a single word, spoken at the right hour, carries more force than a thousand speeches, because within it one can hear not only the political meaning of the present moment, but also the breath of ancient history, and for many that word became “Tekuma,” the word spoken in the speeches of Benjamin Netanyahu, for in Hebrew it means rebirth, restoration, rising again to life, and for millions of evangelical Christians in the United States it became far more than a slogan, becoming instead an echo of biblical prophecy concerning the return of Israel, because they read Scripture in its plain meaning and see in the strengthening of Israel the fulfillment of ancient promises, believing in the chosenness of the Jewish people and in their unique mission, while Jewish wisdom has long taught that a word spoken in its proper time can open the gates of history just as a key opens a sealed door.
There are ages when events cease to be merely news reports, diplomatic statements, and political crises, because they suddenly begin to sound like the continuation of an ancient scroll that was written centuries ago yet never fully concluded, and then one understands that history does not disappear, but only changes garments, changes languages, changes capitals, changes faces, while preserving its deepest narratives, its spiritual archetypes, and its hidden roles, revealed only to those who know how to see not merely the outer form, but the inner meaning.
That is why, when one observes the tension between Israel, the United States, and Iran, the troubling silence of parts of Europe, and the struggle between resolve and dangerous complacency, it is impossible not to hear the distant echo of the story of Esther and Mordechai, because ancient books do not vanish into the past—they continue to........