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PURIM READING

Rabbi Ari Enkin

Purim on a Friday

his year we find ourselves afternoon, after completing all the In fact, there are many authorities who
observing Purim on Friday, and Shabbat preparations. Then, shortly don’t even consider the poress mappa
Tthere is much discussion as to before sunset, one covers all the bread 6 method an acceptable option at all. 14
when one should hold the Purim Feast. on the table, and recites Kiddush, Furthermore, according to the Arizal,
thereby inaugurating Shabbat. After one should never recite Kiddush before
As a general rule, one is not permitted reciting Kiddush, one simply continues having recited Ma’ariv. There are
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to eat a large meal on Fridays. This is
to ensure that one has a hearty appetite with the seudah, which has now become also those who explain that the poress
the Shabbat evening meal. One must be
mappa method was only intended to
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for the Shabbat evening meal.
sure to eat at least an ounce of bread be used in the event that one’s Purim
Although the Shulchan Aruch is mys- after the recitation of Kiddush just as is seudah unexpectedly extended into
teriously silent regarding the timing required at every Shabbat evening meal. Shabbat, but not that one should inten-
of the Purim seudah, the Rema rules The blessing upon wine is not recited tionally do so.
that when Purim falls on a Friday, the during Kiddush if it was previously
Purim meal is to be held in the morning, recited during the earlier part of the
to ensure one has an appetite for the meal. So too, the blessing upon bread 1 Rema, OC 695:2.
Friday night meal. Most contemporary is not recited after Kiddush since one is 2 Mishna Berura 695:9,10, Mishna Berura
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authorities seem to concur with the already in the middle of a meal. There 249:13, Aruch HaShulchan, OC 249:7, Shem-
irat Shabbat KeHilchata 42:27, Yechave Da’at
Rema. As such, it seems one should is some discussion whether two whole 3:55.
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hold the Friday Purim seudah early in loaves are required at this Shabbat 3 Aruch HaShulchan, OC 249:7. See also
the day, preferably before noon. How- meal. When reciting birkat hamazon Berachot 11a,16a,19a, Pesachim 55a, Sukkah
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ever, once one has begun the seudah at the conclusion of this Purim/Shabbat 10b,25a.
in the permissible “time zone,” one is meal, one includes both retzei as well as 4 OC 249:2, Magen Avraham 249:4, Aruch
HaShulchan, OC 249:7.
permitted to extend the seudah for the al haNissim in their designated places. 5 See Piskei Teshuvot 695:6.
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entire day. Indeed, those who conduct Some authorities, however, rule that 6 According to some authorities, all “Mezonot”
themselves in this manner are com- one should only recite retzei in its des- foods should be covered as well. Shemirat
pletely entitled to do so, even though ignated place while al haNissim should Shabbat KeHilchata 47:n125.
they will likely have no appetite for the be recited as a supplement to the haRa- 7 Minhagei Eretz Yisrael (Gellis) 35:18.
Shabbat meal. 3 chaman section of birkat haMazon. 10 8 See Purim Meshulash (Deblitzki) and HaElef
Lecha Shlomo 1:113.
Nevertheless, even those who find Nevertheless, a number of authorities 9 Chazon Ovadiah p.183. See Piskei Teshuvot
themselves at a large meal on a Friday, oppose the poress mappa approach 695:6 footnote 36.
such as at a brit, should make an effort based on the halachic prohibition of 10 Mishna Berura 695:15,16.
not to overeat, to ensure an appetite “not bundling mitzvot together.” This 11 Pesachim 102b, Sota 8a.
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for the Shabbat meal. One who for is because the poress mappa method 12 Taz, OC 271:4, Magen Avraham 271:5, Mishna
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Berura 271:11.
whatever reason is unable to begin one’s gives the problematic appearance that 13 Be’er Heitev, OC 695:6, Piskei Teshuvot 695:6
Purim seudah early in the day should one is discharging both the Shabbat footnote 31.
endeavor to eat less at the seudah, seudah and the Purim seudah with a 14 Nitei Gavriel, among others. See also Devar
especially the amount of bread, to leave single meal. There are additional logis- Chevron 2:646.
room for the Shabbat meal. 5 tical and halachic complications to the 15 Kaf HaChaim, OC 271:22.
poress mappa method, such as when
There is, however, an alternative
approach to the timing of the Purim one should recite Kabbalat Shabbat and Rabbi Ari Enkin is a researcher of and
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seudah, known as poress mappa. This is Ma’ariv. writer on contemporary halachic issues. He
teaches halacha one-on-one online. He is
when one combines the Purim seudah It seems the poress mappa method also the author of the nine-volume “Dalet
and the Shabbat evening meal. One is essentially a minority opinion on Amot of Halacha” series and Rabbinic Direc-
begins the Purim seudah late Friday when to hold a Friday Purim seudah. 13 tor of United with Israel.

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