By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin PIKESVILLE, Maryland — The Holiday of Purim occurs in 2024 on the eve of March 23 to the eve of the 24th. Tradition tells Jews to read the biblical book Esther during the first evening and the next morning services. Why should we read it? The Book of Esther is one of the twenty-four books of the Hebrew Bible. Curiously, God is not mentioned in this volume of Scripture, and there is no indication that God was involved in any way in helping Esther and Mordecai save the Jews of Persia from the evil plot of Haman to kill them. True, the frightened…