May one read the Megillah from a Chumash (Pentateuch) if no proper Megillah scroll is available?
Synopsis
If no proper Megillah scroll is available, one may read the Megillah from a Chumash without reciting a blessing. A properly written Megillah scroll is the required standard.
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