Venue: Young Israel of Forest Hills Young Israel of Forest Hills

Halacha:

Purim 

Description

How did the rabbis know to institute Neviim and Kesuvim? How do Neviim differ from Kesuvim? Why would megilas Esther defile one's hands? Is it permissible to touch the megila? How does the megila have aspects of a letter and of a sefer? How does the megila differ from a torah scroll in regards to it's writing, and it's mistakes? Why do we learn the laws of conversion from Har Sina? Why was there a need for a secong kabalas hatorah during Purim? Can a woman write a kosher sefer torah, tefilin, mezuza, or megilas Esther? Can a gentile build a sukah or bake Passover matzos? When is a minyan required for reading the megila? Can women be counted towards a minyan, regarding reading the megila? Can a women read the megila on behalf of a man?