[Avodah] should women go to shul for megillas esther

[Zev Sero]

On 9/03/2011 3:03 PM, Eli Turkel wrote:
>> 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".

> In an interesting modern twist those women who go to a women's megilla
> reading hold that women don't need a minyan

*Nobody* needs a minyan.  What is needed, at least by men, is "berov am",
and it stands to reason that that can include women.  Those who go to
women's readings may hold that women also need "berov am", or they may
go just for convenience.

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