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

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Collections: Shushan Purim

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

Publication: To-Go Volume 1

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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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