Esther fearfully told Achashverosh who she really was. And that's when everything turned around. Taking pride in her true identity, metaphorically “taking off her mask” – is what saved the Jewish people from annihilation. That is probably why the architect of the renovated tomb added something very unique to the synagogue chapel. Although partially subterranean – just like Esther herself “hidden” – it not only becomes open, “revealed”, but also has a skylight in the shape of a Star of David. That Magen David is so striking that it can be seen in Google Earth which, as many people have pointed out, quite possibly makes the Islamic Republic in Iran home to the only Jewish star visible from space!
