Reading of the Megillah
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Obligation
- One is obligated to read the megilla at night and during the day on Purim. [1]
Night Time Reading
- The megilla can be read all night until alot hashachar.[2]
- If one misses the reading at night, he cannot make it up during the day.[3]
Berachot
- Before reading the megilla at night, three berachot are recited: Al Mikra Megilla, SheAsa Nissim, and Shehecheyanu.[4]
Day Time Reading
- 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
Women
Children
- Children should be trained to hear the megilla.[12]
Links
Sources
- ↑ Megilla 4a, Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 47
- ↑ Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 47
- ↑ Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 48
- ↑ Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 65
- ↑ Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 48
- ↑ Shulchan Aruch 687:1, Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 48
- ↑ Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 63, Rambam Megilla 1:3, Shulchan Aruch 692:1
- ↑ Rama 692:1, Rabenu Tam (quoted in Tosafot Megilla 4a)
- ↑ Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 50
- ↑ Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 51-52
- ↑ Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 53
- ↑ Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 55