<div dir="ltr">In spite of the title I did not imply any connection between getting married and getting drunk<div><br></div><div>I heard a very similar shiur both on friday and on sunday so it must be the latest in shiur on Purim.</div>
<div>Condesing an hour shiur into a few lines:</div><div>The SA paskens that one can get married on Purim. MA disagrees saying that one is mixing one simcha with another.</div><div>To explain the SA one looks carefully at Rambam who says that one should drink during the meal (and fall asleep).</div>
<div>Thus, it seems that there is no special simcha on Purim and so no special meal Purim at night (just add a little).</div><div>Tachanun is not said on many days without simcha. The only simcha on Purim is during the meal. Hence, there is no</div>
<div>problem getting married (not in the middle of the meal !) as there is no special simcha at other times.</div><div>The wedding meal and the Purim meal can then be combined just as was the custom to have a wedding late friday before shabbat</div>
<div>and then combine the wedding feast wit the shabbat meal and so save the expense.</div><div><br></div><div>According to this there is no mizva to drink Purim night or even during the day except for during the meal itself.</div>
<div><br></div><div>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.</div><div>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)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Purim sameach<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Eli Turkel<br>
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