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Remember: It is absolutely essential that one hear every single word of the Megillah, both tonight and especially on Purim day.
One must do everything within his power to stay fully awake and pay attention to the baal koreh. One is to avoid having his mind wander during krias hamegillah.
If one did not hear every word, the mitzvah was not fulfilled according to most opinions.
“If one did not hear every word, the mitzvah was not fulfilled according to most opinions.”
There are other opinions? Who are they?
If one did not every word but read from a Chumash what he missed (as long as more than half of the megila came from hearing the baal kriah from a Kosher Megila or reading from a kosher Megila) one is yotzei.
‘Hearing’ just means that your ears picked up the sounds. It does not mean kavanah. The poskim say that if your mind was wandering during megilah you are still yotzeh as long as you can be sure you heard every word
mik5
“if you took out your phone and texted someone during krias hamegillah, would you still be yotzi?”
Why not? If he is sure he heard every word, why wouldnt he be yotzei?
if you took out your phone and texted someone during tekias shofar, would you still be yotzi? (yes I know texting is assur on yom tov or any day according to some that isnt the point of this thread)
mik5
“You have to apply your mind to hear every word from the mouth of the baal korei, not just hear it “in the background” while deeply engrossed in your own thoughts. Otherwise, it’s no good.”
source?
Dozing off is obviously irrelevant since while asleep he doesnt hear (Arguably)
“On two occasions, I personally witnessed the grandson… “
Mazel tov, on more than two occasions I have seen Gedolim not resort to fire hazards and who kept the minhag of banging by haman alive I assure you they were yotzei too
mik5,
instruct congregants not to bang by Haman, or even to tap their feet on the ground AT ALL … That is the right way to hear the megillah raboisai.
Not if you or your shul has a different minhag. I was very impressed with the children in my shul on Purim who banged when Haman’s name was read (and only then), and then stopped banging very quickly so that the leining could go on. Fun and good behavior can coexist.
ubiquitin,
on more than two occasions I have seen Gedolim not resort to fire hazards
How is it a fire hazard if the doors are locked on the outside (to prevent latecomers from disrupting the leining) but are still easily accessible for exit? Do you lock your front door at home before going to bed?
Avram
“How is it a fire hazard if the doors are locked on the outside (to prevent latecomers from disrupting the leining) but are still easily accessible for exit?”
Its not.(Though still seems needlessly extreme)
“Do you lock your front door at home before going to bed?”
Yes (usually)
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