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Megillat Esther from Persia; The Tension Between Restoration and Conservation… and Halachic Frontier

The Mission: For me, more than the thrill of the challenge itself to take on this project was the motivation behind it. My inner mission...

Megillat Esther from Persia; The Tension Between Restoration and Conservation… and Halachic Frontier

Six weeks ago, I went to the office of a client, (who happens to be an Israeli government official), to take a look at his old Megillat...

Illuminated Megillat Esther of Renaissance Italy

Last week, I had the very special opportunity of attending a personal guided showing at the National Library of Israel of a...

What is a Megillah?

What is a Megillah? The Hebrew word, Megillah, מגילה according to the Hebrew English Dictionary, means scroll or roll. A Megillah could...