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'''Megillah''' is the tenth [[Talmud|Tractate]] of [[Mishnah]] in the Order [[Moed]]. It dealsand its [[Gemara]] deal with the laws of [[Purim]] and offers exegetical understandings to the [[Book of Esther]]. It also includes [[Halakha|laws]] concerning the public [[Torah reading|reading of the Torah]] and other communal [[synagogue]] practices. There is also a segment in the first chapter which details certain miscellaneous laws.
(A megillah is a finely detailed account or book but the term by itself commonly refers to the Book of Esther.)
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