Torah.org Home Subscribe Services Support Us
 
Print Version

Email this article to a friend

Chapter 141:16
Laws of the Megillah

16. [The following is the law] when a person who has already fulfilled his obligation to hear the Megillah, reads the Megillah again for a colleague who has not fulfilled his obligation: If the later is able to recite the blessings preceding the Megillah on his own, he should do so. If, however, one is reading for a woman, it is preferable that the reader [alter the text of the blessing and] recites: "...asher kid'shonu b'mitzvosov v'tzivonu lishmo'ah Megillah" (1) (ending the blessing with "...commanded us...to hear the Megillah" rather than "to read the Megillah") (2).

FOOTNOTES:

(1) Some say "lishmo'ah MIKRAH Megillah" (Mishna Berura 689:8).

(2) This is because a woman might be obligated only to hear the Megillah, but not to read it (Mishna Berurah 689:7). If a woman has nobody to read for her, she should read it for herself from a kosher Megillah, but should still end the blessing preceding the Megillah with ".,,Li'shmoah mikrah Megillah" ("to hear the Megillah") (Ibid. 689:8).

 

Back Paragraph 15 Table of Contents Paragraph 17 Next 

 

Halacha-Yomi, Copyright © 2004 Torah.org

 

Please Support TORAH.ORG
Print Version       Email this article to a friend

 

ARTICLES ON BEHAALOSCHA:

View Complete List

Moshe Lies Low
Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann - 5762

It's the Real Thing
Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky - 5759

Was Moshe Really Humble?
Rabbi Yaakov Menken - 5762

Looking for a Chavrusah?

Don't Sue the Travel Agent
Rabbi Yisroel Ciner - 5757

Never Lose that Sense of Wonder
Rabbi Label Lam - 5763

No Changes
Rabbi Raymond Beyda - 5766

ArtScroll

Our Daily Challenge
Rabbi Label Lam - 5765

Blowing Trumpets
Shlomo Katz - 5761

No One Likes to Be Left Out
Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky - 5756

> The True Age of Enlightenment
Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5758

The Paradigm of Strength
Rabbi Label Lam - 5770

They Were All Made 'Miksha'...
Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5755

Frumster - Orthodox Jewish Dating

Ascending Three Steps
Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5757

Going Down?
Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5764

A Refreshing Look at the Menorah
Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann - 5764

Our Eyes and Ears
Shlomo Katz - 5762



Project Genesis

Torah.org Home


Torah Portion

Jewish Law

Ethics

Texts

Learn the Basics

Seasons

Features

TORAHAUDIO

Ask The Rabbi

Knowledge Base




Help

About Us

Contact Us



Free Book on Geulah!




Torah.org Home
Torah.org HomeCapalon.com Copyright Information