The Mitzva of Megillah
The Mitzva of reading the Megillah is a Rabbinical enactment. The Megillah should preferably be read from a scroll containing the entire Megillah.
When is the Megillah read?
Who needs to hear the Megillah?
What do I look for?
The Megillah is read once at night and once by day on the 14th of Adar (determined according to the Jewish calendar). In some cities, the Megillah is read on the 15th of Adar instead.
The Mitzva is for Jewish men, women, and children who are capable of understanding the Mitzva, to hear the Megillah.
Look for a Megillah with nice handwriting, writing that stays within the lines. Also, many Sofrim (scribes) try to write in a way so that the first word on most of the columns should be Hamelech.
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