A Tale of Two Cities? Shushan Purim in Modern-day Yerushalayim (with Google Earth Video)

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March 09 2011
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Gemara:
Megillah 
Halacha:
Israel,  Orach Chaim,  Purim,  Rabbinic Laws 
Holidays:
Adar,  Yom Yerushalayim 
Nach:
Megillot 

References: Megilla: 2b ,  Megilla: 3b ,  Megilla: 3a ,  Megilla: 2a ,  Megilla: 4a  

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Attached is a Google Earth video to accompany the article for a bird's eye view of the geography relevant to the Halacha. To view, please download Google Earth at earth.google.com. Analysis of the issues that determine when various neighborhoods of modern-day Jerusalem celebrate Purim.

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