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How is Purim celebrated?
1. Take a Scroll Go to your local synagogue and listen as the whole story of Purim is read from a hand-written scroll of parchment called a megillah. The...
Why do we read the Megillah?
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi declared: “a person is obligated to read the Megillah at night and again during the day.”1 Rashi comments:...
Mishloach Manot: Who, What, Where and When?
Everyone is required to send a food package to at least one Jewish acquaintance on Purim. This package is called Mishloach Manot -- distribution of [food]...
Why do we give charity on Purim?
"And Mordecai inscribed these things and sent letters to all the Jews… to enjoin them to make the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and the...
Why do we give away food on Purim?
Mordechai himself instituted the practice of Mishloach Manot. As the Megillah says1, "Mordechai... enjoined the [Jews] to make the fourteenth day of...
Where can I download the prayers for Purim?
Actually, Purim has the least prayers of all Jewish holidays. (Perhaps we are intended to spend the day rejoicing and uniting with our fellow Jews, not...
Is it permitted to work on Purim?
Out of respect for the holiday, it is customary not to work on Purim.1 "Work" in this context is not the type of work prohibited on...
Do I need to drink Four Cups on Purim?
Why only four? On Purim we are commanded to drink until we cannot distinguish between "Blessed is Mordechai and cursed is Haman!" All the...
Can I give anything (like clothes or CDs) for Mishloach Manot?
I admire your generosity! "Mishloach Manot” is the Hebrew term meaning “delivery portions,” and is also often called “shalach...
Why don't we recite the Hallel prayer on Purim?
The Talmud1 asks this question and offers a number of reasons. Here’s three: 1. The reading of the Scroll of Esther is equivalent to the saying of...
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