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How does it fit into the theme of Purim and the Jewish year as a whole?<\/p>\n<p>The seemingly bizarre timeline of Megilat Esther.<\/p>\n<p>Why does the megillah start with a party that takes place years before the rest of the story?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/layla-adar-2-5779-charnoff.pdf\">Download the Mekorot<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recorded at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouisrael.org\/programs\/layla-educational-social-opportunities-for-women\/\">OU Israel&#8217;s L&#8217;Ayla<\/a> Rosh Chodesh Women&#8217;s Event<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-post-46954 wp-image-41625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-269x300.png\" alt=\"L'Ayla Logo\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo-768x858.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/LAyla-Logo.png 839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is so central about the concept of \u05d5\u05e0\u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05da \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 to the megillah; to what extent does it play a role in the megillah? 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