Author Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Following along in a Kosher Megillah or Chumash: A. Kosher Megillah: It is best for every person who can afford it, to purchase a Kosher Megillah and read along silently with the reader, as due to the noise it is […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com One who fell asleep during the reading:[1] The definition of dozing versus falling asleep: In this law there is a difference between one who fell asleep during the reading and one who simply dozed off in a “half sleep” mode, […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com One who missed a word or part of the reading?[1] The reader must read every word of the Megillah.[2] If he skipped a verse[3], or even one word[4], or even one letter[5], he and the congregation do not fulfill their […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Refraining from talking during the reading:[1] Once the blessing has been recited it is forbidden to speak from that point and on until the reading is completed [and the final blessing is recited[2]]. This applies for both the reader and […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com A Chazan who made an interval in middle of the reading:[1] *Regarding an interval made by a listener, and regarding an interval made by the Chazan between the blessing and reading, see next Halacha! Lechatchilah:[2] Initially the reader may not […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Is the Megillah to be read in a sitting or standing position? [1] The reader: The Megillah may be read in either a sitting or standing position. However by a public reading the reader must stand out of honor for […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Reading the Megillah on behalf of others: [1] *This Halacha pertains only to laws involving one who is reading for a congregation after already fulfilling his obligation. For the general laws of hearing Megillah from a reader-See Halacha 3! One […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com The Blessings:[1] One who reads the Megillah is to recite three blessings prior to the reading. This applies by both the night and day reading. [See below regarding Shehechiyanu] If one forgot to say the blessings he nevertheless fulfills his […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Unrolling the Megillah and folding it like a letter prior to the reading:[1] The custom of all Jewry is that the reader unrolls the Megillah and folds it like a letter.[2] When is the Megillah to be folded like a […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Reading the Megillah in the local Shul with the congregation: [1] It is a Mitzvah Min Hamuvchar[2] for the Megillah to be read in the presence of many people, as Berov Am Hadras Melech.[3] Therefore even when a Minyan is […]