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==Obligation==
# One is obligated to read the megilla at night and during the day on Purim. <ref> Megilla 4a, Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 47 </ref>
 
==Night Time Reading==
# The megilla can be read all night until alot hashachar.<ref> Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 47 </ref>
# If one misses the reading at night, he cannot make it up during the day.<ref> Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 48 </ref>
===Berachot===
# Before reading the megilla at night, three berachot are recited: Al Mikra Megilla, SheAsa Nissim, and Shehecheyanu.<ref> Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 65</ref>
 
==Day Time Reading==
# The megilla can be read any time during the day from sunrise to sunset. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 48 </ref> If one read it after alot hashachar but before sunrise, he nevertheless fulfilled his obligation<ref>Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 48 </ref>
===Berachot===
# According to sephardim, the beracha of shehecheyanu is not recited during the day.<ref> Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 63, Rambam Megilla 1:3, Shulchan Aruch 692:1 </ref> According to ashkenazim, it is recited during the day.<ref> Rama 692:1, Rabenu Tam (quoted in Tosafot Megilla 4a) </ref>
 
==Women==
# Women are also obligated to hear the megilla. <ref> Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 50</ref>
# A man who already heard the megilla in shul can still read it for his wife.<ref> Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 51-52</ref> He should recite all of the berachot before.<ref> Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 53 </ref>
 
==Children==
# Children should be trained to hear the megilla.<ref> Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 55 </ref>
 
==Sources==
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Revision as of 20:55, 28 February 2018

Obligation

  1. One is obligated to read the megilla at night and during the day on Purim. [1]

Night Time Reading

  1. The megilla can be read all night until alot hashachar.[2]
  2. If one misses the reading at night, he cannot make it up during the day.[3]

Berachot

  1. Before reading the megilla at night, three berachot are recited: Al Mikra Megilla, SheAsa Nissim, and Shehecheyanu.[4]

Day Time Reading

  1. The megilla can be read any time during the day from sunrise to sunset. [5] If one read it after alot hashachar but before sunrise, he nevertheless fulfilled his obligation[6]

Berachot

  1. According to sephardim, the beracha of shehecheyanu is not recited during the day.[7] According to ashkenazim, it is recited during the day.[8]

Women

  1. Women are also obligated to hear the megilla. [9]
  2. A man who already heard the megilla in shul can still read it for his wife.[10] He should recite all of the berachot before.[11]

Children

  1. Children should be trained to hear the megilla.[12]

Sources

  1. ↑ Megilla 4a, Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 47
  2. ↑ Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 47
  3. ↑ Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 48
  4. ↑ Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 65
  5. ↑ Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 48
  6. ↑ Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 48
  7. ↑ Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 63, Rambam Megilla 1:3, Shulchan Aruch 692:1
  8. ↑ Rama 692:1, Rabenu Tam (quoted in Tosafot Megilla 4a)
  9. ↑ Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 50
  10. ↑ Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 51-52
  11. ↑ Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 53
  12. ↑ Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 55
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