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 ...

The springtime Jewish holiday of Purim isn't just any other occasion to have a good time; having fun and merrymaking is actually a commandment each year. Because the holiday commemorates the Jewish ...

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 ...

After reading the Megillah, many of us recite a short prayer that concludes “וגם חרבונה זכור לטוב, and also Charvonah, who should be remembered for the good.” Granted that the Megillah tells us he was ...

Before the printing press was invented in the 1400s, texts — which were very expensive — were laboriously written by hand and often memorized. Long sections of text would be thoughtfully ordered to ...

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 aside ...