The Whole Megilla tracks tractate Megilla of the Babylonia Talmud page by page, offering an close reading and exegesis of the text. It makes this difficult work comprehensible.

Joshua Fogel is professor of history at York University in Toronto.

Introduction

Chapter 1: Reading the Megilla

Chapter 2: Properly Reading the Megilla

Chapter 3: Rules for Reading the Megilla and the Torah

Chapter 4: Laws of the Synagogue and Torah Readings

Glossary of Selected Terms

Index

About the Author