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How is Purim celebrated?

1. Take a Scroll Go to your local synagogue and listen as the whole story of Purim is read from a hand-written scroll of parchment called a megillah....

Why don't we recite the Hallel prayer on Purim?

The Talmud1 asks this question and offers a number of reasons. Here’s three: 1. The reading of the Scroll of Esther is equivalent to the saying of...

Do I need to drink Four Cups on Purim?

Why only four? On Purim we are commanded to drink until we cannot distinguish between "Blessed is Mordechai and cursed is Haman!" All the...

If getting drunk is inappropriate, why is it a Mitzvah to get drunk on Purim?

Getting drunk is not recommended behavior and leads to all sorts of negative consequences. Once a year, though, it is a mitzvah: on Purim. (Even on Purim,...

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