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PURIM @ MAGHEN ABRAHAM - Horaire - M A Announcement

03/19/2024 09:40:49 PM

Mar19

M.A. ANNOUNCEMENT 

VENEZ CÉLÉBRER PURIM AVEC NOUS A MAGHEN ABRAHAM

Come Celebrate with us at MAghen Abraham!

HAG PURIM! HAG PURIM! HAG HAGDOL LAYEHUDIM!!!

Fast of Esther - Thursday, March 21

Start: 5:26 am / End: 7:45 pm

Shaharit 7AM

Minha followed by Arbit 6:30pm

 

MEGUILAT ESTHER - PURIM
SATURDAY EVENING MARCH 23rd
MINHA followed by ARBIT - 6:40PM
HABDALAH - 8:02PM
MEGUILLA READING - 10 Minutes after Habdalah

 

COME IN COSTUME!!!

 

 

Gifts will be distributed to the children

 

 

Sunday March 17
Shahrit (with Spanish) at 8:30 am 

Including the second reading of the Megillah

No Tachanunim

 

 

SPY Purim Carnaval 11AM - 1PM
https://www.thespanish.org/event/Purim-2024

 

Monday March 18

Sushan Purim

No Tachanunim

 

Congregation Maghen Abraham wishes

 

 

HAPPY PURIM TO ALL

  

Jeûne d’Esther - Lundi le 6 Mars

Début : 5:26 am  /  Fin : 7:45 pm

Shaharit 7h

Minha suivi par Arbit 6:30pm

                                                                       

MEGUILAT ESTHER - POURIM

SAMEDI SOIR 23 MARS 
MINHA suivi d'ARBIT - 18h40
HAVDALAH - 20h02
LECTURE DE MEGILLAH - 10 minutes après la Havdalah

 

VENEZ DÉGUISÉ EN COSTUME!!!

 

 

Des cadeaux seront distribués aux enfants


Dimanche le 17 Mars
Chahrit (avec la Spanish) à 8:30 am Shaharit.

Incluant la deuxième lecture de la Méguila

Pas de Tachanunim 

 

SPY Purim Carnaval 11AM - 1PM
https://www.thespanish.org/event/Purim-2024

 

Lundi 18 Mars

Sushan Purim

Pas de Tachanunim 

 

La Congrégation Maghen Abraham  

souhaite

 

 JOYEUX POURIM A TOUS

Laws and customs of Purim

courtesy of Ohr Sameach and add ons  from David Azerad 

                                                                                                                        

TIMES

 

Purim is preceded by the Fast of Esther, which begins at dawn on the 13th of Adar and continues until nightfall. When the 13th is on Shabbat, the Fast of Esther is observed on the preceding Thursday. It is forbidden to eat and drink on this day (one may, however, wash, and wear leather shoes).

 

In unwalled cities, Purim is celebrated on the 14th of Adar, from night to night.

In cities with walls dating from the days of Joshua, Purim is celebrated on the 15th of Adar, as it was in Shushan, the capital of Persia; hence the name, Shushan Purim. Jerusalem is a walled city and most of its suburbs are also considered part of Jerusalem regarding this law.

READING OF THE SCROLL OF ESTHER

 

Kriat Hamegillah

 

The Scroll of Esther is read publicly in the evening and on the morning of Purim.

It must be read from a scroll written in accordance with Halachah.

The reader and the audience must have intent to fulfil the mitzvah of reading and to fulfil the obligation of the blessings before and after.

It is customary to make noise when the name of Haman is mentioned.

It is forbidden to speak from the time of the blessings before the reading, until the end of the blessings after the reading.

Ideally the scroll should be read in the presence of a minyan.

 

PRAYER / Tefillah 

 

The prayer 'al hanissim' is added in the Silent Prayer (Shmoneh Esrei) and in Grace after Meals.

If one forgot 'al hanissim' one does not repeat the prayer.

During the morning service (shacharit), the Torah is read.

The prayer of repentance, tachanun, is not recited, nor is the prayer lamenatzeach.

 

GIFTS TO FRIENDS / Mishloach Manot

 

One is obligated to give at least one gift to one fellow Jew. The more the better.

The gift must consist of at least two items of food, ready to eat.

It is preferable to send the gift via a third party.

 

GIFTS TO THE POOR / Matanot Le'evyonim

 

One is obligated to give a gift of money, sufficient for one meal, to at least two poor people. The more the better.

Funds must be available on the day of Purim. (No post-dated checks.)

It is preferable to take care of this obligation early in the day.

The gift may be given to a third party in order to distribute on the day of Purim.

More should be spent on gifts to the poor than on gifts to friends (unless they are also poor).

 

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THE FESTIVE MEAL / Mishte - Seudat Purim

 

It is obligatory to partake of a festive meal on the day of Purim.

It is customary to eat food with seeds - e.g., Hamentashen or Oznei Haman with poppy seed filling.

One should drink more wine than one is accustomed to but certainly not to the point of not feeling well .

It is correct to invite guests, especially the needy.

The conversation should be focused on the words of Torah.

 

CUSTOMS / Minhagim

 

Many have a custom to dress up in costumes.

It is customary to give charity to all who ask.

Some produce amusing Purim plays.

Some also present amusing divrei Torah.

It is customary to visit the homes of one's Rabbis and teachers.

One should start studying the laws of Passover on Purim.

It is correct not to engage in business or work on Purim.

Starting from Rosh Chodesh Adar up until the Mincha service before Purim it is customary to give Machatzit Hashekel to charity or three coins in memory of the three "half-shekels" given to the Temple.Sephardim, have the Minhag to give an amount of money worth 9 grams of pure silver according to the current value.Some will give three times of Machatzit Hashekel since it is mention three times in the Torah.When giving one should say Zecher Le'Machatzit Hashekel.It is recommended to give for every household member in the family.Some even say for women who are pregnant one should give for the unborn child.Machatzit Hashekel should be given for the upkeep of a Synagogue or Yeshivot ,Kolelim ect...

 

Purim Sameach 

David Azerad 

CONGREGATION MAGHEN ABRAHAM

 

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M A Infromation: PURIM - Zekher l'Mahatzit Hashekel & Matanah L'Evyonim

03/18/2024 07:16:44 PM

Mar18

M.A. INFORMATION

 

 

CustomeDear [nickname_else_first_name],

 

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Zekher l' Mahatsit Hashekel

 

It is customary to donate money before Purim as “a commemoration of the Half-Shekel” which was donated by the entire Jewish nation when the Bet Hamikdash stood. 

 

Nowadays this money is collected to support our synagogues.

 

 

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This money is customarily collected on the eve of Purim before reading the Megillah, as our Sages tell us (Megilla 13b) that “it is revealed and known before the creator of the world that Haman would, in the future, weigh Shekalim against the Jews, therefore, He preceded their Shekalim to his.”

 

Nevertheless, one may donate this sum before this time, any time following Rosh Chodesh Adar.

 

Not Calling this Sum the “Half-Shekel”

 

The Poskim write that nowadays one should be careful not to call this sum of money “the Half-Shekel,” rather, “a commemoration of the Half-Shekel,” for if one would call it the former, there is concern that this money may be consecrated to the Bet Hamikdash and thus be prohibited to benefit from, thereby prohibiting its distribution to the poor.

This is mentioned openly in the Responsa of the Geonim that “calling Tzedakah money ‘the Half-Shekel’ is improper and this money becomes prohibited to benefit from.” Thus, it is proper to call this money just a “commemoration of the Half-Shekel” in order to avoid any doubt.

 

The Amount One Should Donate for the Commemoration of the Half-Shekel

 

What is the amount one should donate in commemoration of the Half-Shekel? The actual Half-Shekel coin amounted to the weight of nine grams of pure silver.  However, if one’s financial situation does not allow one to donate this amount, donating any coin in commemoration of the Half-Shekel is sufficient.

 

Women must also donate money in commemoration of the Half-Shekel and it is proper for one to donate this amount for one’s small children as well. Some have the custom to donate this amount for their unborn babies as well. (Torat Ha’Mo’adim)

 

 

The appropriate sum that one should donate in commemoration of the Half-Shekel this year is approximately 10$ per person minimum but it is customary to give 3x Half a shekel on Purim which is 30$ per person

 

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Giving to the poor is a mitzvah all year round. However, the mitzvah to do so on Purim is separate even from the general mitzvah of tzedakah (charity).

  • To fulfill the mitzvah of Matanot L’evyonim one must give charity to two individual poor people.
  • One should give each poor person enough money to provide for a meal. One may also give someone the equivalent in food.
  • Matanot L’evyonim should be given early enough on Purim so that the poor can benefit on the holiday. If, however, one does not have someone to give to on Purim, one should hold onto that money (separately) to give when the opportunity arrives. The money may not be given or spent elsewhere.

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MAGHEN ABRAHAM CONGREGATION.

 

Chère [nickname_else_first_name],

 

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Zekher l'Mahatsit Hashekel

 

Il est de coutume de donner de l'argent avant Pourim en tant que "commémoration du demi-shekel" qui a été donné par toute la nation juive lorsque le Bet Hamikdash s'est tenu.

 

De nos jours, cet argent est collecté pour soutenir nos synagogues.

 

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Cet argent est habituellement collecté la veille de Pourim avant la lecture de la Méguila, comme nous le disent nos Sages (Mégilla 13b) qu'« il est révélé et connu devant le créateur du monde qu'Haman, à l'avenir, pesera Shekalim contre les Juifs , donc, Il a précédé leurs Shekalim aux siens.

 

Néanmoins, on peut donner cette somme avant cette heure, à tout moment après Rosh Chodesh Adar.

 

Ne pas appeler cette somme le "demi-shekel"

 

Les Poskim écrivent qu'aujourd'hui, il faut faire attention à ne pas appeler cette somme d'argent "le demi-shekel", mais plutôt "une commémoration du demi-shekel", car si on l'appellerait le premier, on craint que cet argent peut être consacré au Bet Hamikdash et donc interdit d'en bénéficier, interdisant ainsi sa distribution aux pauvres.

Ceci est mentionné ouvertement dans la Responsa des Geonim selon laquelle "appeler l'argent de la Tsédaka" le demi-shekel "est inapproprié et cet argent devient interdit d'en bénéficier". Ainsi, il convient d'appeler cet argent juste une «commémoration du demi-shekel» afin d'éviter tout doute.

 

Le montant à donner pour la commémoration du demi-shekel

 

Quel est le montant à donner en commémoration du Demi-Shekel ? La pièce de monnaie réelle Half-Shekel équivalait au poids de neuf grammes d'argent pur. Cependant, si la situation financière ne permet pas de faire don de ce montant, le don de n'importe quelle pièce en commémoration du demi-shekel est suffisant.

 

Les femmes doivent également donner de l'argent en commémoration du demi-shekel et il est bon de donner également ce montant pour ses petits enfants. Certains ont l'habitude de donner également ce montant pour leurs bébés à naître. (Torat Ha'Mo'adim)

 

La somme appropriée que l'on devrait donner en commémoration du demi-shekel cette année est d'environ 10 $ par personne minumum mais il est  coutume de donner 3x un demi shekel à Pourim soit 30$ par personne)

 

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Donation Matanot L'Evyonim (cadeau pour les pauvres)

 

Donner aux pauvres est une mitsva toute l'année. Cependant, la mitsva de le faire à Pourim est même distincte de la mitsva générale de tzedakah (charité).

 

  • Pour accomplir la mitsva de Matanot L'evyonim, il faut faire la charité à deux pauvres.
  • Il faut donner à chaque pauvre assez d'argent pour subvenir à ses besoins. On peut aussi donner à quelqu'un l'équivalent en nourriture.
  • Matanot L'evyonim devrait être administré suffisamment tôt à Pourim pour que les pauvres puissent en profiter pendant les vacances. Si, cependant, on n'a personne à qui donner à Pourim, on devrait garder cet argent (séparément) pour le donner quand l'occasion se présente. L'argent ne peut être donné ou dépensé ailleurs.

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CONGREGATION MAGHEN ABRAHAM.

 

 

 

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