My LORD’s Biblemegillah
108 occurrences across the corpus
The Babylonian Talmud
Gemara. From where do we know this? Because the verse says, “And these days should be remembered and kept” (Esther 9:28) by day, but not by night. Shall we say that this is a refutation of R. Joshua b. Levi; for R. Joshua b. Levi said: One must read the Megillah by night and a second time by day? When the mishnah taught it, it referred to the day.
The whole day is a valid time for reading the Megillah; reciting Hallel; for the blowing of the shofar; for taking up the lulav; for the Musaf prayer; for Musaf sacrifices; for confession over the oxen;
He who reads the Megillah may either stand or sit. Whether one read it or two read it [together] they [those listening] have fulfilled their obligation. In places where it is the custom to say a blessing, they say the blessing, and where it is not the custom they do not say the blessing.
A Tanna stated: This is not the case with [the public reading of] the Torah. Our Rabbis taught: As regards the Torah, one reads and one translates, as long as one does not read and two translate [together]. As regards the Prophets, one reads and two may translate, as long as two do not read and two translate. As regards Hallel and the Megillah, even ten may read [and ten may translate]. What is the reason? Since the people like it, they pay attention and hear. As regards Hallel and the Megillah, even ten may read [and ten may translate].
A Tanna stated: This is not the case with [the public reading of] the Torah. Our Rabbis taught: As regards the Torah, one reads and one translates, as long as one does not read and two translate [together]. As regards the Prophets, one reads and two may translate, as long as two do not read and two translate. As regards Hallel and the Megillah, even ten may read [and ten may translate]. What is the reason? Since the people like it, they pay attention and hear. As regards Hallel and the Megillah, even ten may read [and ten may translate].
What blessing is said before the reading of the Megillah? Shesheth from Katrazya happened [once to read] in the presence of R. Ashi, and he blessed M”N”H.
May we return to you “One who reads the megillah while standing.”
May we return to you chapter “The people of the city” and this is the completion of Tractate Megillah.