megillah
Noun
Meaning
(Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim
(Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account
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he insisted on giving us the whole megillah
I have a century-old Megillah (Esther) that, B"H is in quite good shape.
In Israel there are festive parades, known as Ad-D'lo-Yada, Literally, "until you don't know", a phrase from (Babylonian Talmud) Megillah 7b about drinking on Purim.
See, for example, Megillah 22b.
The story is also found in the Tractate Megillah of the Babylonian Talmud : King Ptolemy once gathered 72 Elders.
This meal is traditionally accompanied by consumption of alcohol, often heavy, Megillah 7b although Jewish sages have warned about the need to adhere to all religious laws even in a drunken state.