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<font size=3>Chelkas Yaakov & Rav Menashe Klein: Should Woman Go To
Shul For Megilas Esther?<br><br>
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?<br><br>
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.<br><br>
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.<br>
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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.<br><br>
YL<br>
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