Tractate Megillah
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Tractate Megillah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that primarily discusses the public reading of the Book of Esther on Purim, as well as laws of synagogues, Torah reading, and sanctity of cities.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mishnaic tractate
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Talmudic tractate ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
part of the Jerusalem Talmud
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part of the standard Babylonian Talmud ⓘ |
| discusses |
Torah reading on Rosh Chodesh
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Torah reading on Shabbat ⓘ Torah reading on fast days ⓘ Torah reading on festivals ⓘ aliyot to the Torah ⓘ blessings over the Megillah ⓘ haftarah reading ⓘ language of the Megillah reading ⓘ laws of Purim ⓘ laws of synagogues ⓘ obligations of men and women in Megillah reading ⓘ order of prayers in synagogue ⓘ public Torah reading ⓘ public reading of the Torah on Mondays and Thursdays ⓘ public reading of the Torah on Shabbat afternoon ⓘ qualifications of the reader of the Megillah ⓘ reading of the Megillah on Purim ⓘ reading of the Torah by day and by night ⓘ sale of synagogue property ⓘ sanctity of cities ⓘ status of Jerusalem ⓘ synagogue law ⓘ textual requirements of the Megillah scroll ⓘ times for reading the Megillah ⓘ use of proceeds from sale of holy objects ⓘ walled cities and unwalled towns for Purim ⓘ |
| hasBabylonianTalmudPages | 32 ⓘ |
| hasHalakhicContent |
Jewish law on public readings
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Jewish law on sacred spaces ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | מסכת מגילה ⓘ |
| hasJerusalemTalmudChapters | 4 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfChapters | 4 ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| orderWithinMoed | fifth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mishnah
NERFINISHED
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Order Moed NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySubject | public reading of the Book of Esther ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Book of Esther
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holiday of Purim NERFINISHED ⓘ public worship ⓘ synagogue liturgy ⓘ |
| tradition | Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.