Word: megillah
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...orphan, the widow, and the stranger, for the one who gladdens the hearts of these unfortunate people is compared to God, as it is said [of God]: [He acts] to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones'" (Maimonides, "Laws of Megillah," 2:17, quoting Isaiah...
...Tinker Toy bridge to the 21st century--too frivolous, they decided. The President spent hours sweating the details of Monday morning's national prayer service and handpicked Arkansas poet Miller Williams to muse at the swearing in. "The President and First Lady wanted it to be less of a megillah," said a West Wing official. "Simple" and "elegant" are the terms Clinton officials want applied to it when it's over...
...straight, but that was soon corrected. George's indulgent prodding of Gracie's flighty non sequiturs and malapropisms helped make them the most popular male-female comedy act of the century. Burns always credited Allen with being the "genius" and deprecated his own sizable contribution. "There's a whole megillah about being a straight man," he said. "It's supposed to be so difficult. Actually, all you've got to have is ears. When the audience stopped laughing, I'd ask Gracie the next question...