Is it muttar for one to get drunk on Purim if this will cause him to miss davening maariv with a minyan (due to his drunken state) even though he… Read more »
Category: Purim
Megillah for Others
Shalom, When a person who’s already fulfilled their obligation to read Megillah reads for someone who has not, who should recite the blessings? What if the listener is a woman?… Read more »
Quality of Mishloach Manos
How choshuv does mishloach manos need to be. Can one give some cookies and candy. Is that good for mishloach manos? Answer: Yes, this is fine. However, the food should ideally… Read more »
Tevillah for Gift of Dish
Can one give a glass dish with food on it to someone for mishloach manos. If so, can you toivel the dish for them? or what else should you do?… Read more »
Nausea on Taanis Esther
I was wondering how important it is to fast on taanis esther. I have a lot of nausea on a daily basis, probably because of anxiety, and therefore chew mint… Read more »
Mishloach Manos with Food Cooked on Shabbos
If a person purposely cooked on Shabbos, he cannot benefit from that food ever. Question: Can he give that food to another for mishloach manos, since (1) the other person… Read more »
Maaser for Buying Megillah
Shalom, Can maiser money be used to purchase a Megillat Esther when one would not be purchased otherwise? If yes, may one even use more maaser for hedurim? Thank you…. Read more »
Hearing Every Word of Zachor
If someone didn’t hear words (or perhaps even an entire verse) from Parshas Zachor or Parshas Parah, are they yotzee b’dieved? Answer: There is a dispute among opinions concerning this… Read more »
How Much to Drink on Purim
What is the minimum amount of (a) 5% wine (b) 12% wine that must be consumed on Purim to fulfill the obligation? Answer: There is not set amount that fulfills… Read more »
Ownership of Mishloach Manos
May my father purchase Mishloach manos for me to give to my friend? Would I fulfill the mitzva that way? Answer: Yes, this is fine. By contrast with a number… Read more »
Tefillin on Purim
Are Tefillin worn on Purim? Answer: Yes. Purim is not a Yom Tov, and therefore tefillin are worn as usual. Best wishes.
Hallel on Purim
Do you say Hallel on Purim? Answer: Purim is not recited on Purim. The Gemara writes that the reason for this is that we do not recite Hallel for a… Read more »
Do You Sit Shiva on Purim
Do you sit shiva on Purim? Thanks. Answer: The Rambam writes that although Purim is a day forbidden in fasting and hespedim, one continues to sit shiva as usual (Avelus… Read more »
Restaurant on Purim
Dear Rabbi May a Kosher restaurant remain open on Purim? Also may one go and eat their Purim Seuda at kosher restaurant? Answer: It is permitted to keep a restaurant… Read more »
Can You Work on Purim?
Can you work on Purim? Thanks very much. Answer: According to the strict halachah it is permitted to work on Purim. The Megillah describes the day of Purim as an occasion… Read more »
Meat on Purim
Kavod haRav. In the halachic responsa this past Shabbos the question was asked if its a mitzvah to eat meat at the Purim seudah. We had learned that it was… Read more »
Do Women Give Matanos La’Evyonim?
Must women also give matanos la’evyonim, or does this apply only to men? Answer: For unmarried boys and girls, the mitzvah applies evenly, and for both it is correct for… Read more »
Yad Eliezer for Matanot La’evyonim
Can you give your money to Yad Eliezer for Matanot La’evyonim? Answer: Yes, it is fine to do so, provided Yad Eliezer has a special allocation of money or goods… Read more »
Who Has to Fast on on Taanit Esther
Does everybody have to fast on Taanit Esther? Who has to fast on this day? Thanks very much. Answer: Although Taanis Esther is the most lenient of the public fast… Read more »
How Much to Give for Matanot La’evyonim
How much do you have to give for Matanot La’evyonim? Thanks very much. Answer: Although the basic halachah is that one must give a perutah to each of two poor… Read more »
Why do we Send Mishloach Manos
Why do we send Mishloach Manos on Purim? Answer: The Megillah mentions the concept of sending mishloach manos “each man to his fellow,” and the Gemara (and later authorities) understands… Read more »
When do you Deliver Mishloach Manot
When do you deliver Mishloach Manot? Answer: Mishloach Manot are delivered on the day of Purim, meaning the 14th or Adar in a non-walled city, and the 15th of Adar… Read more »
Purim Meshulash
There is a concept called Purim Meshulash, the three day Purim that is in Israel. How does that work? Please send sources. Thank you. Answer: Purim Meshulash occurs when the… Read more »
Water for Mishloach Manot
Can one use Perrier water for Shaloch Manos with one other item? Answer: This is an interesting question. Based on the Gemara (7b), all authorities agree that one can give… Read more »
Leaving Space in Megillah Script
dear rabbi, Over purim, while at my rabbi’s house – he kept talking about ‘kiflayim min haksav’ (i’m pretty sure that’s what he called it – and i don’t think… Read more »
Joy of Adar
The Gemorah says in Taanis 29a: “משנכנס אדר מרבין בשמחה”. What does this mean exactly? What should one do to “marbin” in Simcha? What’s an example? Answer: The Rambam and… Read more »
Megillas Esther
I heard that if you read Megillah as a historical document you are not yeotzei, but rather you must contemporaneous. Is this true? What is the source of this Halacha?… Read more »
Time of Purim Mitzvos
How drunk should a person get on purim? Does this mitzvah begin on purim night? When is the obligation for matanas evyonim or shaloch manos begin? at night? or day?… Read more »
Matanos La-Evyonim for Married Women
Shalom! Who obligated to distribute matanot le-evyonim – wife and husband separately, or husband donate for the whole family? Thanks. Answer: According to several halachic opinions the obligation of matanos… Read more »
“Mishteh Ketzas” on Shushan Purim
There Rema in Orach Chaim 695:2 brings that one should have mishteh vesimcha ketzas on Shushan Purim as well. The source is a pasuk in the Megilah itself. Is this… Read more »
Asher Yatzar During the Megillah
If a yachid is leining the megillah and in the middle has to go to the bathroom. When they come back may they make an asher yatzer and then reading… Read more »
Leaving Mishloach Manos Outside the Door
Regarding shloach manos. If a person appoints a shlioach or delivers shloach manos himself, and theres no one home. If you leave the shloach manos on the stoop or by… Read more »
Fulfilling Matanos La-Evyonim together with Mishloach Manos
Can a yid be yotzei mantanos leveyonim and shalach munos at one time to an oni if he has nothing else to give? Answer: One should not fulfill both mitzvos… Read more »
Mishloach Manos Arrived Early
Shalom and Hag Sameach! My parents live in other country, I sent to them mishloach manot but it’s arrived couple of days before Purim – performance of obligation is binding… Read more »
Aveil Reading Megillah for Wife
Is an avel b’toch shiva allowed to read the megillah for his wife at home? Answer: I don’t see any problem with this. Although the Mishnah Berurah (696:12), citing from… Read more »
Chasan on Taanis Esther / Children in Purim Mitzvos
1) Can I be yotzai mishloach manos or matanos l’evyonim by giving to a katan? 2) Do a chasan and kallah fast on taanis esther during the week of sheva brachos?… Read more »
Mishloach Manos and Se’udas Purim
How can the Magen Avraham say that if you do not make a seudah, you are not obligated in Mishloach Manos? Why would my lack of preparations make me patur?… Read more »
Megillah Out of Order
Reading a megila motzai shabbos this year, we encountered a difficult question. Perek 3 ended with the top of the next page being perek 9. The yerios were sewn out… Read more »
Flawed Tikkun of Purim?
Shalom Rav, What did the Jews not metaken completely at purim (pertaining to amalek) that we still deal with amalek today? thanks Answer: One suggestion would be that the tikkun… Read more »
Blessing over Parashas Zachor
Why is no special bracha given to the baal korei before the reading of Zachor (zecher amalek), just like there is for shofar on R. Hashanah? Answer: Several reasons are… Read more »
Visiting Others in the Middle of Meal
b’h’i If I begin the purim seudah in house A can I go to house B to visit and then back to house A continue to eat and/or bench? Answer:… Read more »
Matanos for Independent Lady
I am an 18 yr. old lady living independently from my family. I have made Aliya tO Israel while my family stayed in the U.S. Now that I am alone,… Read more »
Behavior on Purim (drunkeness/smoking/clothing)
I am 13 years old. I am going collecting with my friends, but they all are getting dead drunk, smoking, and setting off fireworks. Is it a mitzvah to get… Read more »
Sum for Matanos La’evyonim
What is the accepted amount in shekels in order to fulfill the mitzvah of matanot l’evyonim on Purim? Answer: The accepted amount to actually fulfill the mitzvah is a perutah,… Read more »
Giving Wife Mishloach Manos
Can one fulfill the mitzvah of Misloach Manos by giving to one’s wife? Answer: The halachic ruling on this question is not entirely clear, and it is possible that one… Read more »
Do you need to eat Two Meals on Purim ?
Besides the Seudah of Purim is there a minhag to eat another meal in the morning before chatzos yom? Answer: There is a custom to eat another meal in the… Read more »
Do youn need Berachos for Mishloach Manos ?
Do youn need Berachos for Mishloach Manos ? So many people talk about it, and I have yet to find a source? Answer: There is no obligation to give manos… Read more »
Can you say Tehillim on Purim Night
IS ONE PERMITTED TO SAY TEHILLIM, PURIM AT NIGHT, EVEN BEFORE CHATZOS?(ACCORDING TO THE ONES THAT SAY IT SHOULD NOT BE SAID BEFORE CHATZOS, IS THE DAY OF PURIM DIFFERENT?)… Read more »
Matanos La-Evyonim out of Town
I am a member of a particular group within the Jewish community. I would like to fulfill the mitzvah of matonos l’evyonim by giving to a Kollel associated with this… Read more »