Megillah

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1. Judaism The scroll containing the biblical narrative of the Book of Esther, traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate the festival of Purim.

2. megillah Slang A tediously detailed or embroidered account: told us the whole megillah.

[Hebrew mgillâ, scroll, from glal, to roll; see gll in Semitic roots.]

megillah [məˈgɪlə (Hebrew) migiˈla]

n pl -lahs, -loth (Hebrew) [-ˈlɔt] Judaism

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) a scroll of the Book of Esther, read on the festival of Purim

2. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) a scroll of the Book of Ruth, Song of Songs, Lamentations, or Ecclesiastes

3. Slang anything, such as a story or letter, that is too long or unduly drawn out

[Hebrew: scroll, from galal to roll]

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Noun	1.	megillah - (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account; "he insisted on giving us the whole megillah" Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script report, account - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
	2.	Megillah - (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud scroll, roll - a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

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The jumping off point for almost any debate involving women and Torah comes from the Babylonian Talmud, Megillah 23a, which essentially says anyone--including women and minors--may be counted among the seven called to read from the Torah on Shabbat.

An Orthodox feminist revolutionary: Tova Hartman is the co-founder of ... by Ravitz, Jessica / Moment

Zevallos, whose synagogue in Mexico City was traditional, has volunteered in the past to read a portion of the Megillah in Spanish.

RAISING THE ROOF FOR PURIM CELEBRATION: IT GETS NOISY DURING ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

One of the most well-known models for this hero is found in the biblical Book of Esther, the Megillah.

The making of a Jewish folk hero: the Maharal in The Golem of Prague by Murphy, Ruth / The Australian Journal of Jewish Studies

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