The document discusses various customs and laws related to the holiday of Purim. It explains that people are supposed to learn about Purim 30 days in advance. The month of Adar, when Purim falls, was changed from sorrow to joy for the Jews of Mordechai and Esther's time. It also discusses customs related to the 7th of Adar, reading Parshat Zachor the Shabbat before Purim, giving machtzit hashekel, and the requirements for reading the Megillah.

3. A person is supposed to leArn About
purim 30 dAys before the ActuAl
holidAy

4. chAzAl tAught, Just As when the month
of Av begins our Joy is reduced, so too
when the month of AdAr begins our Joy is
increAsed. for the Jews in the time of
mordechAi And esther the month of AdAr
wAs chAnged from sorrow to Joy (tAnnis
29, mA 686-5).

5. rAv pAppA stAted: thAt A Jew who hAs A
lAwsuit with A gentile should Avoid it
during the month of Av, for it is A time of
ill omen for him. however, he should
Attempt to hAve it in the month of AdAr,
for it is A time of good omen for him
(tAnnis 29, mA 686).
Its Adar, I`ll go
easy on you

6. THE SEVENTH OF ADAR
the seventh of AdAr is the dAy
on which moshe rAbbenu wAs
born And the dAy on which he
pAssed AwAy one hundred And
twenty yeArs lAter . it is
customAry Among the
chAssidim And pious to fAst on
the seventh of AdAr ( shArAi
t’shuvA 686).

7. pArshAs
zAchor
on the shAbbos before purim, we reAd from
two sifrei torAh. the weekly pArshA is reAd
from the first torAh . the second is used for
pArshAs zAchor which is found At the end of
pArshAs ki setze. the portion of AmAlek is
reAd, since hAmAn wAs A descendAnt of Agog,
king of AmAlek
one should be very cAreful to listen to All
the words, since most hAlAchic Authorities

8. pArshAs zAchor
since this is not considered A time-relAted
mitzvAh, women Are obligAted to heAr the
reAding As well
while mAny shuls hAve A 2 nd reAding After dAvening for
mothers thAt were unAble to come eArlier, it still
remAins An inconvenience for some .

9. It should be noted that no one under any
circumstances can fulfill the Mitzvah by Listening
to the Progressive Death Metal band A m a l e k
A lt h o u g h f r o m Is r a e l
a n d t h e ir c u r r e n t
r e le a s e b e in g T h e S in s
o f A m a le k , w e a r e
in s t r u c t e d b y t h e T o r a h
t o r e c a ll w h a t A m a le k
d id t o u s a n d c o n s id e r
h o w t h is w a s in
r e s p o n s e t o o u r s in s o r
s h o r t c o m in g s .

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12. mAchAtzit hAshekel
the hAlf-shekel
while
some poskim others sAy
feel thAt the thAt it mAy
hAlf-shekel be given
should be before the
given before reAding of
minchA on the the
tAAnis megillAh in
esther the morning
o thers sAy thAt it should be
given before the reAding of the
megillAh

13. mAchAtzit
hAshekel
the of the bAis hAmikdAsh for the
hAlf-shekel
to commemorAte the giving of the hAlf-shekel
in the time
purpose of purchAsing A korbAn hAtzibur-
communAl offerings beginning with the month
of nissAn, we todAy hAve the custom of giving
the hAlf-shekel (rAmA 694-1).
the minhAg is to give three hAlf-shekels for it
is bAsed on the hebrew word " trumAh"
contribution, thAt is stAted three times in
the pArshA of ki sisAh where the mitzvAh of
giving the hAlf-shekel is mentioned

14. one is required to reAd the megillAh
both by night And during the dAy. the
obligAtion At night cAn be fulfilled
from nightfAll until dAwn
the obligAtion to reAd by dAy cAn be
fulfilled from sunrise until sunset. in
greAt necessity, one mAy reAd the
megillAh from dAwn

15. the mitzvAh of reAding
the megillAh Applies to
both men, women And
children thAt reAched
the Age of trAining.
Although women Are
usuAlly exempt from
mitzvos which hAve A
time restriction, but due
to the fAct thAt women
plAyed A key role in the
mirAcle they hAve the
sAme requirements As A
mAn.