Megillah ( he, מְגִילָּה, "scroll") is the tenth

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in the Order

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. It and its

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deal with the laws of

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and offers

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understandings to the

Book of Esther The Book of Esther ( he, מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר, Megillat Esther), also known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as "the Scroll" ("the wikt:מגילה, Megillah"), is a book in the third section (, "Writings") of the Judaism, Jewish ''Tanak ...

. It also includes

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concerning the public

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and other communal

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practices. There is also a segment in the first chapter which details certain miscellaneous laws. A megillah is a finely detailed account or book but the term by itself commonly refers to the Book of Esther.

Sources

Schottenstein Edition of the Babylonian Talmud The ''Schottenstein Edition of the Babylonian Talmud'' is a 20th-century, 73-volume edition of the Babylonian Talmud (Talmud Bavli) featuring an elucidated translation and commentary, and published by ArtScroll, a division of Mesorah Publicati ...

: ''Talmud Bavli: The Gemara, Schottenstein Edition - Tractate Megillah'', 1991, Artscroll

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Mishnah Megillah text in Hebrew Full Hebrew and English text of the Mishnah for tractate Megillah
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