Seudat Purim: Difference between revisions

# If Purim falls on a Friday a person should have the meal in the morning<ref>Rama O.C. 695:2 writes that if Purim is on Friday one should have the meal before Chatzot in honor of Shabbat. This is based on the Minhagim (R' Tirna, Purim) who explains that it should be in the morning because it shouldn't be done after mincha and be done between mincha and maariv on Friday afternoon. Mishna Brurah 695:10, Or Letzion 4:60:1, Torat Hamoadim 11:6, and Yalkut Yosef (Bet Yosef edition, 5776, p. 220, 695:7) agree. Mishna Brurah 695:10 writes that after the fact one can still have the meal afterwards. Yosef Ometz 1104 writes that one should have the majority of the meal in the morning so that it doesn't impact the honor of Shabbat. Aruch Hashulchan 249:7 however implies that it isn't necessary. As long as one starts before midday it is permitted to continue even if one knew in advance that it was going to go into the afternoon.</ref> but if he didn't he can have it after midday (Chatzot) until the beginning of the tenth halachic hour (which is a half hour before Mincha Ketana). After the fact, if he didn't have it until the end of the day he should still have the meal then.<ref>Torat Hamoadim 11:6 adds that if one didn't have the meal before Chatzot one should do so before a half hour before Mincha Ketana and if one didn't do so one can still have the meal until the end of the day.</ref> Some say that it is permitted to have the meal after midday until the beginning of the tenth hour.<Ref>[http://www.torahweb.org/torah/docs/rsch/RavSchachter-Corona-56-January-31-2021.pdf Rav Schachter (Corona teshuva 56)] writes that the Rama 695:2 opinion that one should have the purim seuda in the morning is a chumra and not necessary. It only needs to take place before the beginning of the tenth hour. He compares it to Rama 639:3 and Shaar Hatziyun.</ref>  

## If a person delayed having the Purim seuda until close to Shabbat, after plag hamincha, according to some poskim he should accept Shabbat early and combine his Purim seuda with his Shabbat seuda.<ref>Rav Elyashiv (Halichot Vehanhagot Purim cited by Dirshu 695:22)</ref> Other poskim disagree.<ref>Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo ch. 19 fnt. 81) writes that it isn't proper to accept Shabbat early and have the seudat purim since doing so isn't clear that he's making any meal for the honor of Purim.</ref>

## Although some had the practice to start the meal before Shabbat and go until nightfall, break, cover the food, recite Kiddush, and continue the meal, many poskim disapprove of this.<ref>Magen Avot (R' Lebhar, v. 1 p. 431) writes that the Moroccan minhag was to start the meal before Shabbat and at nightfall cover the food, recite Kiddush, and continue the meal. He cites this from the Shalu Lbaruch 76, Kriyat Chana Dovid 2:90, Vayan 29, and Netivi Am. [https://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=46446&pgnum=399 Nitai Gavriel 72:5] quotes this minhag as well. [http://www.torahweb.org/torah/docs/rsch/RavSchachter-Corona-56-January-31-2021.pdf Rav Schachter (Corona teshuva 56)] disapproved of this practice as it is only allowed after the fact. Rav Dovid Yosef (Torat Hamoadim p. 346) writes that that it is not proper to follow a minhag of Yerushalayim to start the meal before sunset and continue after Shabbat starts with Kiddush. The meal should be done in the morning and such was the practice of his father, Rav Ovadia Yosef. Tiferet 695:17 cites this Torat Hamoadim. Rav Shlomo Zalman (Halichot Shlomo 19:26) writes that it is proper to have the seudat purim before chatzot.  </ref>

## Those who have the Purim seuda close to Shabbat and then make kiddush in the middle of the meal should not make a bracha of hagefen or hamotzei when they start the Shabbat meal.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 271:4, Mishna Brurah 271:18</ref>

## When reciting kiddush they should cover the challah.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 271:4, Mishna Brurah 271:15</ref>