[Avodah] drinking and getting married on Purim

[Eli Turkel]

In spite of the title I did not imply any connection between getting
married and getting drunk

I heard a very similar shiur both on friday and on sunday so it must be the
latest in shiur on Purim.
Condesing an hour shiur into a few lines:
The SA paskens that one can get married on Purim. MA disagrees saying that
one is mixing one simcha with another.
To explain the SA one looks carefully at Rambam who says that one should
drink during the meal (and fall asleep).
Thus, it seems that there is no special simcha on Purim and so no special
meal Purim at night (just add a little).
Tachanun is not said on many days without simcha. The only simcha on Purim
is during the meal. Hence, there is no
problem getting married (not in the middle of the meal !) as there is no
special simcha at other times.
The wedding meal and the Purim meal can then be combined just as was the
custom to have a wedding late friday before shabbat
and then combine the wedding feast wit the shabbat meal and so save the
expense.

According to this there is no mizva to drink Purim night or even during the
day except for during the meal itself.

It is noted that RSZA got married on Purim. At that time he was a budding
talmid chacham but not yet a posek. However, the mesader kiddushin was
haRav Kook.
So it seems that the actual halacha is not SA against Magen Avraham (I dont
know if today weddings are done on Purim in EY - the excuse of saving
expenses is a little less relevant)

Purim sameach

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Eli Turkel
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