Is there a mitzvah to get drunk on Purim?

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February 17 2016
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Venue: Yeshivat Har Etzion Yeshivat Har Etzion

Halacha:
Purim 
Machshava:
Purim 

Collections: R' Freedman Halakha

References: Megilla: 7b Beis Yosef: OC 695 Mishnah Berurah: OC 695:4-5 Rambam: Megilla 2:15 Shulchan Aruch: OC 695:2  

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Is there an obligation to get drunk on Purim? This shiur analyzed the main Gemara mentioning the obligation and its relationship to the story that follows it. It included a survey of the opinions of the rishonim and the acharonim. This shiur was delivered to the shana aleph talmidim in Yeshivat Har Etzion.

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