מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר | Megillat Esther — a group reading by Naomi Klionsky and friends at Betzalel (Chicago, 14 March 2025)

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A group reading of Megilat Esther arranged by Naomi Klionsky at Bezalel (Chicago), Thursday, 13 March 2025. Each character in the megillah is read by a reader cast for that voice.^[1] This idea dates to Purim in 2015 (subsequently shared via a social media post) where at a family reading by Aharon Varady and his parents each listener took responsibility for reading the voice of a set of characters. The recording was made by Naomi Klionsky in one unbroken take. (The resulting digital file was then divided into chapters by Aharon Varady without any added audio effects.)

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1	This idea dates to Purim in 2015 (subsequently shared via a social media post) where at a family reading by Aharon Varady and his parents each listener took responsibility for reading the voice of a set of characters.

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Naomi Klionsky is a health advocate, a student medical chaplain, and ḥazzan.

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