This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Aveilus/Mourning on Purim [1] A. Are the mourning customs of Shiva applicable on Purim:[2] Some opinions[3] rule that Aveilus of Shiva applies on Chanukah and Purim just like a regular weekday. Others[4] rule that all public mourning customs do not apply […]
Fasts and eulogies
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Fasts and Eulogies: [1] It is forbidden to fast or deliver eulogies on the 14th or 15th of Adar. This applies in all places and to all Jews whether they are inhabitants of a city that is celebrating Purim on the […]
Pidyon Haben on Purim
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Pidyon Haben [1] It is certainly[2] permitted to perform a Pidyon Haben [and its subsequent feast] on Purim.[3] [One can fulfill his Purim Seuda obligation with this meal if it is taking place during the day of Purim.[4]] Q&A May a […]
Bris Milah on Purim
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 […]
Weddings on Purim
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 […]
Working on Purim
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 […]
1. Reviewing the Laws of Pesach thirty days before the festival
*The article below is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Buy on Website Hilchos Pesach Learning Course + Semicha 1. Learning the laws prior to the festival:[1] It is a Mitzvah[2] upon […]
Purim day
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 […]
Purim night
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 […]
Al Hanissim
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 […]