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אורח חיים תרצ״וOrach Chayim 696

Siman 696 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 8 se'ifim

הלכות מגילהLaws of Purim· siman 696

Se’if 1א׳

פּוּרִים מֻתָּר בַּעֲשִׂיַּת מְלָאכָה; וּבְמָקוֹם שֶׁנָּהֲגוּ שֶׁלֹּא לַעֲשׂוֹת, אֵין עוֹשִׂין. הַגָּה: וְהָאִדָּנָא נָהֲגוּ בְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁלֹּא לַעֲשׂוֹת (כָּל בּוֹ); וְהָעוֹשֶׂה, אֵינוֹ רוֹאֶה סִימַן בְּרָכָה מֵאוֹתָהּ מְלָאכָה לְעוֹלָם, אֶלָּא אִם הוּא בִּנְיָן שֶׁל שִׂמְחָה, כְּגוֹן: בֵּית חַתְנוּת לִבְנוֹ אוֹ אַבּוּרְנְקִי שֶׁל מְלָכִים, דְּשָׁרֵי. הַגָּה: וּמֻתָּר לַעֲשׂוֹת כָּל מְלֶאכֶת מִצְוָה, כְּגוֹן: לִכְתֹּב פִּסְקֵי הֲלָכוֹת; וְכֵן מֻתָּר לַעֲשׂוֹת אֲפִלּוּ מְלָאכוֹת גְּמוּרוֹת לְצֹרֶךְ פּוּרִים. (ת"ה סִימָן קי"ב).

The laws concerning bewailing, fasting and the performance of Shabbos labor on Purim, 8 Seifim: One may do work [which is forbidden on the Sabbath] on Purim, but places that have the custom not to should not, (And today, all places have the custom not to) (Kol Bo), and anyone who does [work] will never see blessing from that work, unless it is a joyful building, such as a house for a newly-married son, or an arbor for kings and officers. Rema: And it is permitted to do work for a mitzva, such as writing Torah law decisions. And similarly it is permitted to do even work in the fullest sense for the needs of Purim (T"H Siman 112).

Se’if 2ב׳

אֲפִלּוּ בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁנָּהֲגוּ, לֹא נָהֲגוּ אֶלָּא בְּיוֹם מִקְרָא מְגִלָּה בִּלְבַד, אֲבָל לֶאֱסֹר אֶת שֶׁל זֶה בָּזֶה, אֵינוֹ מִנְהָג.

Even in a place that has the custom [to do work], this only applies on the day of the reading of the Megillah itself. But to forbid this for that is not our custom

Se’if 3ג׳

יוֹם י"ד וְיוֹם ט"ו אֲסוּרִים בְּהֶסְפֵּד וְתַעֲנִית לְכָל אָדָם בְּכָל מָקוֹם, בֵּין לִבְנֵי כְּרַכִּים שֶׁהֵם עוֹשִׂין ט"ו בִּלְבַד, בֵּין לִבְנֵי עֲיָרוֹת שֶׁהֵם עוֹשִׂים י"ד בִּלְבַד; וְהַנָּשִׁים מְעַנּוֹת בָּהֶם, שֶׁכֻּלָּן עוֹנוֹת כְּאַחַת, וּמְטַפְּחוֹת שֶׁמַּכּוֹת כַּף אֶל כַּף; אֲבָל לֹא מְקוֹנְנוֹת, שֶׁתְּהֵא אַחַת מְדַבֶּרֶת וְכֻלָּן עוֹנוֹת אַחֲרֶיהָ; נִקְבַּר הַמֵּת, לֹא מְעַנּוֹת וְלֹא מְקוֹנְנוֹת.

The 14th and 15th are forbidden from eulogies and fasting for everyone in every place, whether for residents of a walled city who read on the 15th only or whether residents of cities who read on the 14th only. And the women, when they answer (the eulogies) all answer as one. And the kerchiefs, where they strike hand on hand. But not a professional mourner, where only one speaks and the others answer after her. They bury the dead without answering and without lamenting.

…and 3 more se'ifim in this siman.

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