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MEGILLAH

The Megillah is a scroll form of text usually used for personal devotion during the Jewish Holidays. It is one of these books from the Old Testament: Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, or Esther. Most commonly, it is the Book of Esther, which is read at the feast of Purim.

Printable version

Megillah scroll- Copyright 2005 University of Houston Libraries

Megillah (The Story of Esther) scroll
On loan from Schachtel Library,
Congregation Beth Israel