Pictured above: TLC students and CBT adults at an intergenerational program They Tried to Kill Us (We Survived, Let’s Eat!) You’ve almost certainly heard this explanation of nearly every Jewish holiday, perhaps associated with Passover. Or Hanukkah. For reasons too numerous to mention, I’ve come to believe its origin is actually the Book of Esther. When the holiday of Purim—considered a minor festival because it isn’t mentioned in the Torah—was instituted by the ancient…
