News for Megillah Scroll of Esther edition honors another Esther - recent terror victim Esther HorgenEsther Horgen's family decided to let her light shine on and created The Israel Bible Scroll of Esther with her illustrations. Op-ed. Megilla reading at Joshua's tombJews converge on the tomb of the prophet Joshua to read the Megilla during the festival of Purim. Stolen Megillah scroll located in TulkarmDuring search of house in Tulkarm Border Police find scroll stolen from synagogue in north; return it to son of deceased and to community. 'There's a megillah in the camp'A unique Megillat Esther was written and read from in a Nazi labor camp during the Second World War. Rabbis of Two Minds on Purim CelebrationsA debate many thought had been resolved long ago has been revived this year for residents of a Jerusalem suburb on when to celebrate Purim. IDF Slams Soldiers for Using Weapons as 'Groggers'Some IDF soldiers are in hot water for using their weapons as “noisemakers” during the reading of the Megillah. Purim Marked at Razed Samaria VillageFifty men, women and children join Megilla reading at Homesh, which was abandoned in the 2005 Disengagement. Rabbi Yosef Did Purim Twice in Tel Aviv, Says SonWhen he lived in Tel Aviv, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef z”tl used to read the megilla on Purim, as well as on Shushan Purim, said his son. Yeshiva Brings Purim Story to Downtown Tel AvivYeshiva students plan round-the-clock readings of the Book of Esther for Tel Aviv revelers. New: Megillah Readings for Hard of HearingKaraoke-style Powerpoint Megillah presentations to accompany chazan in 200 synagogues. |
