A Tale of Two Cities? Shushan Purim in Modern-day Yerushalayim (with Google Earth Video)

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March 09 2011
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Gemara:
Megillah 
Halacha:
Israel,  Orach Chaim,  Purim,  Rabbinic Laws 
Holidays:
Adar,  Yom Yerushalayim 
Nach:
Megillot 

Collections: Shushan Purim

References: Megilla: 2b ,  Megilla: 3b ,  Megilla: 3a ,  Megilla: 2a ,  Megilla: 4a  

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Attached is a Google Earth video to accompany the article for a bird's eye view of the geography relevant to the Halacha. To view, please download Google Earth at earth.google.com. Analysis of the issues that determine when various neighborhoods of modern-day Jerusalem celebrate Purim.

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    Learning on the Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah site is sponsored today by Judy & Mark Frankel & family in memory of their dear son & brother משה יהודה ז"ל בן מאיר אליהו upon his fifth yahrzeit, and in memory of their dear father מרדכי בן הרב משה יהודה ע"ה and by Alan and Fran Broder to commemorate the yahrzeit oftheir dear aunt, Billie Ehrenberg, Zissel bas Binyamin, A'H