Purim · Orach Chaim 687

How to Read Megillah

9 questions · 17 opinions

At what times is one obligated to read the megillah at night and during the day on Purim?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Reading Times

What is the end time for day reading of the megillah?

1 opinions

End Time

Must all Torah study be cancelled to hear the megillah reading in public?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Priority Over Other Mitzvot

When does burying an unclaimed dead body (met mitzva) take precedence over reading the megillah?

2 opinions

Met Mitzva Precedence

If circumcision (bris) and megillah reading occur on the same day, which takes precedence when both cannot be done?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Circumcision Precedence

Can megillah reading be completely displaced by another mitzvah if doing both on that day is impossible?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Complete Displacement

Should a non-Jewish convert who becomes Jewish before sunrise on Purim read the megillah at night?

1 opinions

Gentile Convert Status

Must megillah reading occur in a public setting (b'tzibur)?

1 opinions

Public vs. Private

Does the obligation to cancel Torah study apply equally to group study and individual study?

2 opinions

Torah Study Priority