This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Is a Megillah Muktzah on Shabbos? [1] Some Poskim[2] imply that a Megillah might be Muktzah every Shabbos of the year. Most Poskim[3] however rule that the Megillah is definitely not Muktzah on the regular Shabbosim of the year and […]
Didn’t hear Megillah on 14th
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com One who did not hear the Megillah on the 14th: [1] One who did not hear Megillah on the 14th, such as he was traveling and did not have a Megillah available, then if a Megillah becomes available on the […]
Unable to hear Megillah on Purim
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com One who knows he will be unable to hear Megillah on Purim? [1] One who will be traveling over Purim and does not have a Megillah to take with him is to read the Megillah on the 13th, 12th or […]
Read in wrong order
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com One who read the Megillah in the wrong order [Lemafreia]: [1] One who reads the Megillah in the wrong order does not fulfill his obligation.[2] Thus if one skipped a verse [or even one word[3]] and continued reading, and then […]
Reading in different language
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Reading the Megillah in a different language: [1] It is invalid to read the Megillah in a language that is different than the language written in the Megillah.[2] If however the Megillah is written in another language [in a way […]
Doesn’t understand Megillah
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com One who does not understand the words in the Megillah: [1] One who hears the reading of the Megillah in Lashon Hakodesh fulfills his obligation even if he does not understand the words.[2] [1] 690/8 [2] This applies even […]
A stolen Megillah
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com A stolen Megillah: [1] If one read from a stolen Megillah he nevertheless fulfills his obligation.[2] Nevertheless a blessing cannot be recited when reading from a stolen Megillah.[3] Q&A May one borrow another person’s Megillah without permission? Some Poskim[4] […]
Doesn’t have Kosher Megillah
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com What is one to do if one does not have a Kosher Megillah: [1] If a Kosher Megillah is not available then one is to read the Megillah from a Chumash[2] without a blessing. [However if a Megillah which contains […]
A Kosher Megillah
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com A Kosher Megillah: A. Reading each word from the Kosher Megillah:[1] The reader must [initially] read the entire Megillah [i.e. every word] from a Kosher Megillah. If one read the Megillah from memory he does not fulfill his obligation.[2] Likewise […]
Nuances in the reading
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Nuances in the reading: A. Not to delay more than a breath between verses: The Megillah is to be read straight from beginning to end without interval. [1] One is not to delay more than one breath between each verse.[2] [However […]