Megillah (Talmud)

Megillah
Beginning of the Book of Esther
Tractate of the Talmud
English:Scroll
Seder:Moed
Number of Mishnahs:33
Chapters:4
Babylonian Talmud pages:32
Jerusalem Talmud pages:24
Tosefta chapters:3

Masekhet Megillah (Hebrew: מסכת מגילה, lit.'Tractate Scroll') is a tractate in Seder Moed of the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds. It deals with laws and stories relating to Purim, a Jewish holiday originating from the Book of Esther. Megillah continues to dictate how Purim is celebrated in Jewish communities worldwide to this day.


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