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TORAT MIZRACHI

Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon Rabbanit Sharon Rimon

Hilchot Purim Meshulash

his year, the 14th of Adar – Purim to add a special dish to the Shabbat meal, despite having been read the previous
– falls out on Friday, and the thus marking the Purim spirit. Shabbat as well. In unwalled cities, the
T15th of Adar – Shushan Purim Mishloach Manot maftir is read from the regular parashat
– falls out on Shabbat. Such a Purim haShavua, and the regular haftarah of
is called Purim Meshulash (“Triple There are those who say the reason that week’s parasha is read.
Purim”) because the mitzvot of Purim in for mishloach manot is to ensure the Purim derashot: The Gemara says that
Yerushalayim are spread over three days. receiver has what to eat for his or her when Purim falls on Shabbat, ןי ִ ל ֲ א ֹו ׁש
Purim seudah. Accordingly, the time for
Megillah Reading performing the mitzvah of mishloach םֹוי ל ֶ ׁש ֹונָיְנ ִ ע ְּ ב ןי ִ ׁש ְ רֹוד ְ ו – we discuss the topic
of the day (i.e. Purim), to publicize the
Chazal enacted that when Purim falls on manot is adjacent to the time for the miracle or to learn the halachot of Purim
Shabbat, Megillah is not read on Shab- seudah, and therefore mishloach manot Meshulash. Divrei Torah on Shabbat
bat (due to the concern that someone should be given on Sunday. However, should focus on Purim.
might accidentally carry the Megillah there are those who say the reason is
in a place without an eiruv); instead, to increase brotherhood and friend- Non-Walled Cities
Megillah reading is pushed forward to ship, and accordingly mishloach manot In general, the halachot of Purim for
Friday. When reciting shehechiyanu on should always be performed on Purim non-walled cities this year are kept as
the Megillah reading, one should have itself – Shabbat. In practice, according normal. But when making the Purim
in mind all the mitzvot of Purim to be to most poskim, we don’t give mishloach seudah on Friday, it must be eaten in the
performed in the following days. manot on Shabbat (for fear of carrying), morning (until chatzot) or until mincha
so the halacha is to give mishloach ketana at the latest, because of kavod
Matanot La’evyonim manot on Sunday, the day of the seudah. Shabbat, so that we will enter Shabbat
The Gemara teaches that matanot Al HaNissim hungry and prepare properly for Shab-
la’evyonim must be on the day when Al HaNissim is said on Shabbat and not bat. Walled cities do not recite tachanun
Megillah is read, so matanot la’evyonim on Friday. On Sunday, it is not said in on Sunday, since in practice this is the
are given on Friday.
davening or in Birkat HaMazon, not day on which they perform the mitz-
Seudah even at the Purim seudah itself. If one vot of seudah and simcha. Non-walled
The Talmud Yerushalmi writes that said it accidentally, one need not repeat cities customarily do not say tachanun
one may not arrange a Seudat Purim the Amidah. In fact, it is a good custom on Sunday either.
on Shabbat because “the joy of Shab- to say Al HaNissim on Sunday in ן ָ מ ֲ ח ַ ר ָ ה at Adapted from Rav Rimon’s new book,
bat comes from Above,” and it is not an the end of Birkat HaMazon. “Erev Pesach SheChal B’Shabbat”.
appropriate time for the joy of Purim, Shabbat and Purim
which was instituted by man from below. Torah reading: It is customary to read Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon is Rosh Yeshiva of
Therefore, the seudah should be pushed the parasha of ק ֵ ל ָ מ ֲ ע אֹבָּי ַ ו as maftir on JCT–Machon Lev and Head of Mizrachi’s
Educational Advisory Board.
off to Sunday. Another reason for doing Shabbat (and not Friday) in Yerusha-
so is that on Purim there is a mitzvah to layim. The haftarah for Shabbat Zachor, A member of the Mizrachi Speakers Bureau
drink ע ַ דָי א ָ ל ְ ּ ד ד ַ ע (until one cannot distin- ק ֵ ל ָ מ ֲ ע הׂ ָ ש ָ ע ר ׁ ֶ ש ֲ א ת ֵ א י ִּ ת ְ ד ַ ק ָּ פ, is also read, mizrachi.org/speakers
guish between Haman and Mordechai),
while on Shabbat there is a mitzvah of PURIM MESHULA SH IN JERUS ALEM AND O THER W ALLED CITIES
zechira (remembering the Shabbat day). FRIDAY SHABBAT SUNDAY
Since these two mitzvot contradict each Al HaNissim
other, we cannot fulfill the obligation of Megillah Torah Reading and Haftarah Mishloach Manot
seudah on Shabbat and we do so instead No Al HaNissim for Shabbat Zachor Purim Seudah
on Sunday. Despite this, it is customary Matanot La’evyonim Purim Divrei Torah No Al HaNissim

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