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Megilas lester
« on: March 13, 2014, 01:00:25 PM »
Has anyone seen it? I've heard a plethora of comments everything from its amazing to its a misconstrued version of Tanach. Looking to find some clarity.

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2014, 01:01:42 PM »
This forum is not where I'd go to find clarity :)
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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2014, 01:08:32 PM »
Touche - I guess im just looking for opinions :)

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2014, 01:10:41 PM »
np - I'm also curious to hear what ppl will say. I'm just saying that I wouldn't base my decision on an online forum, that's all.

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2014, 01:13:13 PM »
There was a sign hanging on the door to BMG signed by the roshei yeshiva, basically saying that it's making a bizayon of the  megillah and you shouldn't let your kids watch it. Also that it will make them confused about the actual story, and make them look at the megillah like a movie.

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2014, 01:17:38 PM »
There was a sign hanging on the door to BMG signed by the roshei yeshiva, basically saying that it's making a bizayon of the  megillah and you shouldn't let your kids watch it. Also that it will make them confused about the actual story, and make them look at the megillah like a movie.

The question is, did any of the signors actually see it?

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2014, 01:18:27 PM »

The question is, did any of the signors actually see it?

Doesn't make a difference. They often sign stuff/ban stuff without seeing it.

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2014, 01:24:29 PM »
I heard from a reliable source that after the roshei yeshivos signed it people came asking them what's the problem with it and etc. So r yisroel neumans wife watched it and she said it's not any worse than the oorah shmorg, and so they wanted to take back their letter or at least switch it to just bnei hayesiva but it was too late cuz the letter went all around already.

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2014, 01:25:24 PM »

I heard from a reliable source that after the roshei yeshivos signed it people came asking them what's the problem with it and etc. So r yisroel neumans wife watched it and she said it's not any worse than the oorah shmorg, and so they wanted to take back their letter or at least switch it to just bnei hayesiva but it was too late cuz the letter went all around already.

You mean they signed it before they watched it ?

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2014, 01:26:11 PM »
You mean they signed it before they watched it ?
You sound surprised.

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2014, 01:28:52 PM »
Doesn't make a difference. They often sign stuff/ban stuff without seeing it.
You mean they signed it before they watched it ?

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2014, 01:32:58 PM »
Its a disgrace. Im shocked that artscroll would do this (NOT!)

Why make leitzonus out of megilas esther?
How can you justify this?
Why teach kids that megilas esther is just a movie/fairy tale with multiple versions?



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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2014, 01:34:28 PM »
You mean they signed it before they watched it ?
What needs to be watched, its an video that is a spoof on the story of the megila that can be confusing. Thats more than enough info.

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2014, 01:37:32 PM »
There are already so many Purim books, tapes etc.
There are Pesach Haggadahs with cartoons that I've seen in very Rebbe-she people's houses. This is no different.

In fact it's a masterpiece and we probably need more Jewish media like it - or kids will have no alternatives to Dreamworks, Pixar, etc.

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2014, 01:40:04 PM »
There are already so many Purim books, tapes etc.
There are Pesach Haggadahs with cartoons that I've seen in very Rebbe-she people's houses. This is no different.

In fact it's a masterpiece and we probably need more Jewish media like it - or kids will have no alternatives to Dreamworks, Pixar, etc.
It is totally different. If they made a movie of the story of the megila based on medroshim that would be fine.
They spoofed the whole thing. Unprecedented mockery of tanach.

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #15 on: March 13, 2014, 01:40:37 PM »
What needs to be watched, its an video that is a spoof on the story of the megila that can be confusing. Thats more than enough info.

+1
I spoke to a very experienced mechanech who watched it, and he told me that it can be seriously confusing to kids. It's not the Purim story but has many of the same characters and themes. (that's besides for the hashkofic issues and parodying Tanach etc.).

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2014, 01:41:18 PM »
What needs to be watched, its an video that is a spoof on the story of the megila that can be confusing. Thats more than enough info.
+1 im not necessarily against it but understandable why r"y would assur it EVEN without watching it anyways that whole r yisroel neuman story could have been made up

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2014, 01:41:32 PM »
There are already so many Purim books, tapes etc.
There are Pesach Haggadahs with cartoons that I've seen in very Rebbe-she people's houses. This is no different.

In fact it's a masterpiece and we probably need more Jewish media like it - or kids will have no alternatives to Dreamworks, Pixar, etc.


I personally wouldn't want my kids to equate Judaism with media like this. That'll just make our entire mesora into a story. I'd rather then watch pixar and know it's fictional than think the megila is fictional too

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #18 on: March 13, 2014, 01:52:04 PM »
It's not supposed to be a video of megillas esther, just a video of a kid who has to make a purim play in his school, and comes up with this play, though for kids it might be difficult to differentiate between the two

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Re: Megilas lester
« Reply #19 on: March 13, 2014, 04:22:37 PM »
It's not supposed to be a video of megillas esther, just a video of a kid who has to make a purim play in his school, and comes up with this play, though for kids it might be difficult to differentiate between the two
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http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/163398/megillah-lester-if-pixar-did-the-purim-story#undefined