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Adar 5778 / March 2018

The Israel Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash of Yeshivat Har Etzion

But Mordechai Did Not Bow

Purim and Yom Kippur

by Harav Yaakov Medan

The Zohar associates Purim with Yom Kippur, two days that appear to be distinct opposites. In this shiur, we will analyze the connections between these two days, in particular the lots that appear both in the Megilla and in the laws of Yom Kippur. Read more


 

 
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Matanot Le-Evyonim: Gifts for the Poor

By Rav Avihud Shwartz 

In this shiur, we will review some of the laws of matanot le-evyonim, the gifts to the poor distributed on Purim, in particular noting whether it is classified as a part of the general mitzva of tzedaka or whether it is part of the mitzva to rejoice on Purim.

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Rav David Brofsky
 

The Purim Meal

By Rav David Brofsky

Mordekhai called Purim “days of feasting of gladness,” from which we derive that there is an obligation to eat a festive meal on Purim. This shiur explores the parameters of this mitzva.

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