[Avodah] Should Woman Go To Shul For Megilas Esther?

[Prof. Levine]

 From http://revach.net/article.php?id=5001

Chelkas Yaakov & Rav Menashe Klein: Should Woman Go To Shul For Megilas Esther?

The Mogen Avrohom (689) says that because women are Chayav in Megilah 
you must read it to them at home. The Chelkas Yaakov (OC 232:2) says 
that this implies that there is no need for them to go to Shul to 
hear it with a minyan. The question is if they are Chayav why are 
they not chayav to hear it BiRov Am together with the Tzibbur?

The Chelkas Yaakov answers that the mitzva of Megila does not need a 
Minyan. However there is a special mitzva of Pirsumei Nisa of 
publicizing the Nes. This aspect he said does not apply to women upon 
who the pasuk says, "Kol Kivuda Bas Melech Pnima". Especially given 
that it is much more difficult to hear each word in the women's 
section and it would be hard for them to be Yotzei anyway.

However the Piskei Tshuvos brings from Rav Menashe Klein that there 
is an importance attached to women hearing Megila Bi Tzibbur. 
Therefore unlike the Chelkas Yaakov he holds if there is a choice 
between women coming to Shul and having children under Bar Mitzva 
baby sit or vice versa, the women should come to shul and the 
children can hear the megila later at home.

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Of course, the opinion of those who hold that one can (should) read 
the megillah to women at home presumes that one has a kosher megillah 
and that one is able to read it properly.  This is certainly not the 
case for many men.

YL

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