{"id":5922,"date":"2010-02-15T14:00:53","date_gmt":"2010-02-15T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=5922"},"modified":"2018-02-26T09:53:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T07:53:03","slug":"05-15-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/05-15-14\/","title":{"rendered":"14. Al Ha-nisim<\/em>, Torah Reading, Eulogies, and Ta\u0125anun<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sages formulated the Al Ha-nisim<\/em> prayer so that we may thank God for the salvation He performed for the Jewish people at the time of Purim. We recite it in the berakha<\/em> of thanksgiving in the Amida<\/em> and in the berakha<\/em> of Nodeh Lekha<\/em> (\u201cWe thank You\u201d) in Birkat Ha-mazon<\/em>. We do not mention Purim in the berakha <\/em>of Me-ein Shalosh <\/em>(\u201cAl Ha-mi\u0125ya<\/em>\u201d).<\/p>\n

If one forgets to recite Al Ha-nisim<\/em> in the Amida<\/em> or in Birkat Ha-mazon<\/em>, he nonetheless fulfills his obligation. If, however, he remembers before concluding the berakha<\/em> in which Al Ha-nisim<\/em> is inserted, he should go back and recite it, unless he already said God\u2019s name at the end of the berakha<\/em>. In such a situation, it is proper to recite Al Ha-nisim<\/em> at the end of the Amida<\/em>, after the berakhot<\/em> are completed, because one may add unlimited prayers of supplication and thanksgiving at that point. Similarly, one who forgets to recite Al Ha-nisim<\/em> in Birkat Ha-mazon<\/em> should recite it toward the end of the prayer, together with the Ha-Ra\u0125aman<\/em> passages, where one may add as many prayers of thanksgiving as he likes (Rema 682:1, mb ad loc. <\/em>4).[19]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

One who begins his meal on Purim but continues eating long into the night must recite Al Ha-nisim<\/em> in Birkat Ha-mazon<\/em>, because the beginning of the meal determines when the meal took place (sa 695:3; see mb ad loc. <\/em>16).<\/p>\n

The Sages enacted that three people are called to the Torah on Purim to read the section beginning with \u201cAmalek came\u201d (Shemot 17:8-16). Even though one of Ezra\u2019s enactments was that no less than ten verses may be read in a public Torah reading, we read nine on Purim because the entire account of Amalek\u2019s attack on Israel contains only nine verses. Some have a custom to read the last verse twice in order to arrive at a total of ten verses (sa 693:4), while others do not (Rema ad loc<\/em>.).<\/p>\n

This halakha<\/em> is highly suggestive. As long as Amalek\u2019s name has yet to be blotted out, God\u2019s name is not yet fully revealed. Therefore, when we read the section of \u201cAmalek came,\u201d we read only nine verses.<\/p>\n

Even though the Jews experienced a great salvation on Purim, the Sages did not institute the recitation of Hallel<\/em> on that day. The Talmud (Megilla<\/em> 14a) provides three reasons for this. R. Yitz\u0125ak explains that we do not recite Hallel<\/em> for a miracle that occurred outside the Land of Israel. According to Rava, it is omitted because we remained subjugated to A\u0125ashverosh even after the miracle occurred, and Hallel<\/em> can be said only over a salvation that brings us freedom. R. Na\u0125man maintains that the Megilla<\/em> reading is considered like Hallel<\/em>; therefore, there was no need to enact the recitation of Hallel<\/em>.[20]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

One may not deliver eulogies or fast on the fourteenth and fifteenth of Adar, whether one lives in a walled or unwalled city. The only time one may deliver a eulogy is at the funeral of a Torah scholar, provided that the body is present (sa o\u0125 696:3, yd 401:5).<\/p>\n

We omit Ta\u0125anun<\/em> and La-menatze\u2019a\u0125<\/em> from our prayers on both days of Purim (sa 693:3). We also omit Ta\u0125anun<\/em> from Min\u0125a<\/em> on Ta\u2019anit Esther, if it immediately precedes Purim (mb 131:33).<\/p>\n

It is customary to wear Shabbat\/Yom Tov clothing on Purim, both at night and during the day (Rema 695:2, Kaf Ha-\u0125ayim<\/em> 695:13).<\/p>\n

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\n[19]<\/a>. The laws of Al Ha-nisim<\/em> in the Amida<\/em> are the same for Purim and \u0124anuka, as sa and Rema 693:2, 682:1 elucidate. This point is explained above, 11:8. There is, however, a difference regarding Birkat Ha-mazon<\/em>. On \u0124anuka, the practice of reciting Al Ha-nisim<\/em> in Birkat Ha-mazon<\/em> is based on custom, while reciting it on Purim is obligatory. Some maintain that one who forgets to recite Al Ha-nisim<\/em> at the daytime Purim meal must repeat Birkat Ha-mazon<\/em>, since one must eat bread at the Purim meal (Maharshal, Shlah<\/em>, Taz<\/em>). Others maintain that one does not need to repeat Birkat Ha-mazon<\/em>, since one does not need to eat bread at the meal (Terumat Ha-deshen<\/em>, ma, Eliya Rabba<\/em>). Still others maintain that even though one must eat bread at the meal, the law of Al Ha-nisim<\/em> at the meal is no more stringent than that of Al Ha-nisim<\/em> in the Amida<\/em>, upon whose omission one does not need to repeat the Amida <\/em>(ahs 695:7, 12). mb 695:15 concludes that one should not repeat Birkat Ha-mazon<\/em> because we rule leniently in cases of uncertainty regarding berakhot<\/em>.<\/p>\n

[20]<\/a>. Me\u2019iri and Manhig<\/em> state that, according to the opinion that the Megilla<\/em> reading is in place of Hallel<\/em>, one who cannot obtain a Megilla<\/em> from which to read on Purim must recite Hallel<\/em> instead. mt, Laws of Megilla<\/em> and \u0124anuka 3:6, also seems to maintain that this reason is the primary one. However, some authorities write that the other answers are primary. Therefore, one who does not have a Megilla<\/em> should, le-khat\u0125ila<\/em>, recite Hallel<\/em> without a berakha<\/em>, in order to satisfy all the opinions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sages formulated the Al Ha-nisim prayer so that we may thank God for the salvation He performed for the Jewish people at the time of Purim. We recite it in the berakha of thanksgiving in the Amida and in the berakha of Nodeh Lekha (\u201cWe thank You\u201d) in Birkat Ha-mazon. We do not mention […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-05-15"],"yoast_head":"\n14. 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