On the subject of Purim, here’s some background information from wikipedia. The first religious ceremony ordained for the celebration of Purim is the reading of the Book of Esther (the “Megillah”) in ...

1 – The obligation is to read the Megillah at night and in the day in commemoration of the miracle, where they cried out day and night. The daytime reading begins at sunrise and continues until the ...

As for prayer adaptations, the Torah portion of ‘and Amalek came’ is read Purim morning, and Al-Hanisim is added to the Shmoneh Esray (Silent Prayer) and Birkat HaMazon (Grace after Meals). Hallel is ...

8. Reading the Megillah involves the notion of Pirsumei Nissah – publicizing the miracle. Because of this, it sets aside any other Mitzvah – even a Torah Mitzvah. Even the study of the Torah is set ...

From Haifa to Dimona, women are gathering to unfurl the Megillah and let Queen Esther’s voice come through. The feeling, for me and every woman who participates, is that a woman’s reading brings the ...

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — we are the capital city of the Commonwealth. No, Pennsylvania’s capital is not in Philadelphia. Several years ago I was asked at a wedding in Lawrence, “Do you have a daily ...

The world we step into when we open our Megillah scroll is a world of excess. Expensively dyed hangings are draped on the walls, marbled pillars line the halls, and the glint of silver and gold shines ...

2022 Dr.Paul Brody, students and MegillahBrody Bunch Photography What would have been the 50th Jubilee year of Dr. Paul Brody of Great Neck chanting Megillat Esther, and 20 years of Dr. Brody ...

Given ongoing coronavirus restrictions, many people cannot attend Purim Megillah readings in synagogues, either because they are in quarantine or because of attendance rules. While some communities ...

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Today’s daf continues with a discussion of a topic raised in yesterday’s mishnah: how to divide up the verses for Torah readings. Rav said: The second reader repeats the last verse that the first ...