Reading the Megillah

From Halachipedia

The Bracha

  1. The minhag is that women do make a bracha if they are reading the Megillah or the one reading it for women does make a bracha. [1]

Time of the readings

  1. There’s a mitzvah to read the Megillah once at night and once during the day. [2]
  2. The time for reading the Megillah at night is from Tzet HaCochavim until Olat HaShachar. [3]
  3. The time for reading the megillah during the day is from Netz Hachama until Shekiah. However if one read it from Olot HaShachar one has fulfilled the mitzvah.If one didn’t read it until Shekiah, one should read it until Tzet HaCochavim without a Bracha. [4]
  4. If one missed reading it at night there’s no make-up the next day. [5]

Traveling Between a walled city and a non-walled city

  1. Someone who lives in Yerushalyim who was in a city outside Yerushalyim during daybreak of the 14th of Adar should read on the 14th. If he returns to Yerushalyim before the 15th at daybreak, one should celebrate purim again with all it’s details. [6]
  2. Someone who lives in Yerushalyim who travels outside Yerushalim with intent to return after daybreak of the 14th he should read it on the 14th only if he did return after daybreak on the 14th. [7]
  3. Someone who lives in Yerushalyim who travels outside Yerushalim with intent to return before daybreak of the 14th should read it on the 15th even if he didn’t return to Yerushalyim on the 15th. [8]
  4. Someone who lives outside Yerushalim who was in Yerushalayim during daybreak of the 15th should read on the 15th. However, if he already read the Megillah and celebrated Purim on the 14th in his city (outside Yerushalim) one doesn’t need to celebrate Purim again. [9]
  5. Someone who lives outside Yerushalim who travels to Yerushalayim with intent to stay there for daybreak on the 15th should read the Megillah on the 15th even if one leaves on the 15th during the day. [10]
  6. Someone who lives outside Yerushalyim who travels to Yerushalayim with intent to return before daybreak of the 15th should read it on the 14th even if one is forced into staying there. [11]

References

  1. Sh"T Yabea Omer O"C 1:40
  2. Megillah 4a, S”A 687:1
  3. S”A 687:1 says that the night reading applies all night, Mishna Brurah 687:1,3 explains that this means that one should read it between Tzet HaCochavim and Olat HaShachar. So rules Chazon Ovadyah (pg 47).
  4. S”A 687:1 writes that the reading of the day applies all day from Netz but after the fact one fulfilled the mitzvah if one read it after Olot HaShachar. Mishna Brurah 687:4,5 explains that the ending time is Shekiah and after the fact one should read it without a Bracha until Tzet HaCochavim.
  5. Mishna Brurah 687:3, Chazon Ovadyah (pg 48)
  6. Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A 688:7)
  7. Mishna Brurah 688:12
  8. Mishna Brurah 688:12
  9. Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A 688:9)
  10. Mishna Brurah 688:12
  11. Mishna Brurah 688:12