Pronounced: muh-GILL-uh, Origin: Hebrew, meaning “scroll,” it is usually used to refer to the scroll of Esther (Megillat Esther, also known as the Book of Esther), a book of the Bible traditionally read twice during the holiday of Purim. Slang: a long and tedious story or explanation.
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The Four Mitzvot of Purim
Esther and Mordecai instituted three of the four obligations of Purim. The fourth is reading their story.
Blessings for Reading the Megillah
Traditional blessings recited before and after reading the Scroll of Esther.
Why Did Mordecai Refuse to Bow to Haman?
More than two millennia ago, it was not the action of one man that changed the course of Jewish history, but rather his inaction.