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Adar and Purim Buy "Purim" on an mp3 CD! (All 26 classes for just $13.00+S&H!) Rav Dovid gives a daily halacha at the Wall Street Synagogue in Lower Manhattan. This series covers Adar and Purim.
12 Adar II 5768	listen	Who was Ahashveirosh? (14:58) Who was Ahashveirosh who made a 180-day party? Why is it important that he sat on his throne in Shushan, his capitol city; isn't that what all kings do? Sources: Est. 1:1; Targum, ad loc.
11 Adar II 5768	listen	Introduction to the Megilla (14:00) An introduction to the first few verses of the Megilla as an example of the rabbinic exegetic process. Sources: Est. 1:1; Rashi, Ebn Ezra, Rishon LeTzion, Targum, ad loc.
10 Adar II 5768	listen	Going Away for Purim (13:45) If you must be away for Purim such that you won't have an opportunity to hear the megilla at the right time, what should you do? Sources: OC 688:7-8; MB 688:19-23
9 Adar II 5768	listen	Purim Meshulash: "Three-Day Purim" (15:43) When Shushan Purim falls on Shabbos, Jews in walled cities celebrate Purim for three days! Sources: OC 688:6; MB 688:14-18
6 Adar II 5768	listen	Ben Ir SheHalach L'Krach (13:51) A dweller of a walled city who goes to a village for Purim or vice versa... when does he read the Megilla? Also: Two Biblical walled cities of questionable status. Sources: II Sam. 20:14; Judges 16:2; OC 688:5; MB 688:12-13
5 Adar II 5768	listen	When You are Unsure when to Read... (16:13) Halachot for situations when you are unsure whether to observer Purim on the 14th or 15th of Adar, including questionably walled cities, and an introduction to people who travel to or from walled cities for Purim. Sources: OC 688:4-5; MB 688:9-12; Beur Halacha d.h. "Ben ir she'halach l'krach"
4 Adar II 5768	listen	Modern Jerusalem and Other Cities (14:08) The status of various cities -- modern Jerusalem, Shushan, Jaffa, Tiberias, Hebron, and more. Sources: OC 688:2-3; MB 688:5-8
3 Adar II 5768	listen	Purim and Shushan Purim (14:32) Most of us celebrate Purim on the fourteenth of Adar, but certain cities, like Shushan, celebrate on the fifteenth. Sources: Est. 9:17-23; OC 688:1; MB 688:1,3-4
30 Shevat 5768	listen	Rosh Chodesh: Leap Year, Part 1 (9:24) In a leap year, are events observed in Adar 1 or Adar 2? Sources: OC 697:1; MB 697:1-3 Shaar HaTziun 697:2
12 Adar 5767	listen	Al HaNissim in Birkat HaMazon for Purim (15:47) What if you forget al hanissim in birkat hamazon? Also: what if Purim falls before or after shabbos and your meal begins in the day and continues into the night -- can you say both al hanissim and r'tzei? Sources: OC 695:3; MB 695:15
10 Adar 5767	listen	The Importance of Community on Purim: Matanot L'Evyonim and Mishloach Manot (14:48) Matanot L'Evyonim and Mishloach Manot are mitzvot that enhance the communal joy of Purim and increase the loving brotherhood of all Jews for each other. Sources: OC 694:4; MB 694:12-13; OC 695:4; MB 695:18-27
9 Adar 5767	listen	Halachic Oddities that Emphasize the Importance of Hearing the Megilla (13:00) The obligations of half-slaves, androginus, and tumtum; reading megilla without a minyan: odd situations that demonstrate the halachic importance of hearing the megilla read. Sources: OC 689:3-5; MB 689:9,14-15
5 Adar 5767	listen	Megilla: The Obligation to Read; the Obligation to Listen (14:35) Is the obligation to read the Megilla, or is the obligation to hear it read? Is the obligation the same for men and women? Can women read the megilla in public? Can women read it for men? Sources: OC 689:2; MB 689:4-7; Shaar HaTziun 7
4 Adar 5767	listen	The Importance of Reading the Megilla (14:35) Megilla is so important that we put aside (almost) any other mitzvah to read the megilla -- even a mitzvah d'oraita. Sources: OC 687:2; MB 687:7,10-12
20 Shevat 5767	listen	Why is Parshat Shekalim read prior to Rosh Chodesh Adar? (19:20) Also: what if you forget to read one of the four parshiyot? Sources: Ex. 30:11-16; Meg. 29b; OC 685:1; MB 685:2
13 Adar 5766	listen	Who is obligated to read Megilla? (6:20) Also: Why are some verses recited aloud by all? Sources: OC 689:1,6; MB 689:1-3,16-17
10 Adar 5766	listen	Mechetzit HaShekel - Giving a "Half Shekel" before Purim (9:44) Sources: OC 694:1; MB 694:5; Ex. 25:1-3
9 Adar 5766	listen	Al HaNissim and Purim - An Introduction to the Purim Story (1:02:49)
9 Adar 5766	listen	Mishloach Manot and Matanot L'Evyonim - Sharing Food and Gifts for the Poor (8:35) The Mitzvot of Purim: giving food and gifts to the poor. Sources: OC 695:4; OC 694:1; MB 695:25; MB 694:1-3; Est. 9:19
8 Adar 5766	listen	Seudat Purim - The Purim Meal (8:53) Is there really a mitzvah to get drunk on Purim? Sources: Meg. 7b; OC 695:1-2; MB 695:5
7 Adar 5766	listen	Where is Purim in the Torah? (12:57) Is there a reference to Purim in the Torah? Sources: Chul. 139b; Gen. 3:11; Deu. 31:18; Ex. 30:23
7 Adar 5766	listen	Parshat Zachor - Shabbat before Purim (2:37) The reading of Parshat Zachor on the Shabbos before Purim. Sources: OC 685:2,7; MB 685:14; Gen. 36:12; Ex. 17:8-16; Deu. 25:17-19
3 Adar 5766	listen	Megilla Reading by Day and by Night (7:43) Is there a difference between the daytime and nighttime Megilla reading? Sources: OC 687:1; MB 687:2; Shaarei Teshuva *
2 Adar 5766	listen	Ta'anit Esther (The Fast of Esther) (8:28) Why do we fast? Who is obligated to fast? Sources: OC 686:2-3; MB 686:2,3,5,8; Shaar HaTziun 11
30 Shevat 5766	listen	Rosh Chodesh Adar (5:53) Sources: Taanit 26b; Taanit 29a-b
23 Shevat 5766	listen	Parshat Shekalim - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar (10:19) The reading of Parshat Shekalim on the Shabbos before Rosh Chodesh Adar. Sources: Ex. 30:11-16; Meg. 29a; OC 685:5; MB 685:1

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