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    Masechet Megillah - Purim from the Gemara

    30 lessons covering the whole tractate, all four chapters (2a-32a), including a bat mitzvah track. Sources, decoding and practice in every lesson.

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    01

    Chapter 1 · Reading dates and city boundaries

    2 lessons
    1. 01
      The Megillah is read on the 11th - opening the tractate
      18 min
    2. 02
      Cities, translation and human dignity
      24 min
    02

    Chapter 2 · Obligation, calendar and Purim mitzvot

    4 lessons
    1. 03
      “They too were part of the miracle” - women and the Megillah
      15 min
    2. 04
      The Purim calendar, Shabbat and uncertain cities
      24 min
    3. 05
      Two Adars and establishing Esther for generations
      24 min
    4. 06
      Mishloach manot and gifts to the poor
      16 min
    03

    Chapter 3 · The comparative Mishnayot

    2 lessons
    1. 07
      Comparisons - Shabbat, vows and purity
      24 min
    2. 08
      Scripture, priesthood and sanctuary
      24 min
    04

    Chapter 4 · Megillah interpretations and Esther’s identity

    3 lessons
    1. 09
      “And it was in the days of Achashverosh” - the Gemara reads the Megillah
      17 min
    2. 10
      Achashverosh’s reign and banquet
      24 min
    3. 11
      Hadassah, Mordechai and Haman’s decree
      24 min
    05

    Chapter 5 · Bat mitzvah track

    1 lessons
    1. 12
      Seven prophetesses - Esther among them
      15 min
    06

    Chapter 6 · Mission, reversal and chapter conclusion

    3 lessons
    1. 13
      Esther acts - mission and prayer
      24 min
    2. 14
      The king’s sleepless night - reversal
      24 min
    3. 15
      Chapter conclusion - Torah and responsibility
      24 min
    07

    Chapter 7 · Chapter 2 - Reading out of order: sequence and reader eligibility

    5 lessons
    1. 16
      Reading in order - remembering and observing
      18 min
    2. 17
      The prayer sequence - understanding, repentance, forgiveness
      18 min
    3. 18
      Language and understanding - hearing the Megillah in Hebrew
      18 min
    4. 19
      Skipping and pausing - repairing an omitted verse
      18 min
    5. 20
      Mitzvah times - sunrise and dawn
      18 min
    08

    Chapter 8 · Chapter 3 - Reading standing: public reading and prayer

    5 lessons
    1. 21
      Public reading - attention and blessings
      18 min
    2. 22
      Dividing verses - repeating or splitting
      18 min
    3. 23
      Sacred communal acts - deriving ten
      18 min
    4. 24
      Skipping in public reading - topic and translation time
      18 min
    5. 25
      Prayer language - the bird’s nest
      18 min
    09

    Chapter 9 · Chapter 4 - The townspeople: communal sanctity and seasonal readings

    5 lessons
    1. 26
      Sanctity of communal property - regular or occasional use
      18 min
    2. 27
      Selling a Torah scroll - testing each proof
      18 min
    3. 28
      A ruined synagogue - sanctity remains
      18 min
    4. 29
      The four special readings - preparing the new contribution
      18 min
    5. 30
      Honoring Torah - opening the scroll and timely study
      18 min
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