Author Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Bris: [1] It is permitted to perform a Bris [and its subsequent feast] on Purim.[2] [One can fulfill his Purim Seuda obligation with this meal if it is taking place during the day of Purim.[3]] When is the Bris to be […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Weddings on Purim [1] Some Poskim[2] rule it is permitted to get married on Purim. This applies on both the 14th and 15th.[3] Other Poskim[4] however argue that it is forbidden to get married on Purim.[5] However this prohibition refers to […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Working on Purim [1] From the letter of the law it is permitted to do work on Purim.[2] However the accepted custom is to refrain from work on Purim.[3] One who does work on Purim will not see blessing from that […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Waking up early: [1] One is to wake up early on Purim morning to go to Shul.   Eating prior to Shacharis: It is forbidden to eat prior to hearing the Megillah reading during the day, just like it is […]

 This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Purim Night: A. Maariv on Purim night: Al Hanissim: In Maariv Shemoneh Esrei we add Al Hanissim. [See previous Halacha for the full details!] Kaddish after Shemoneh Esrei[1] After the Amidah, prior to the reading of the Megillah, a complete […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Al Hanissim [1] A. When is it recited? One is to recite Al Hanissim both by the night and day of the 14th.[2] It is recited in Birchas Hamazon[3], within the blessing of Birchas Haaretz, and in Shemoneh Esrei within the […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Acts of playful stealing: [1] Those that are accustomed to snatch [foods] from each other out of playfulness and good humor, resultant of the Purim spirit, are not considered to transgress the prohibition of stealing, and so is the custom. […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com What attire is to be worn on Purim? A. Wearing Shabbos clothing:[1] One should wear Shabbos clothing throughout the day of Purim [starting from the previous night[2]].  Maaseh Shehaya Importance of wearing Shabbos clothing on Purim:[3] The Tzaddik of Zichlin, Reb […]