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Manhattan is considered mukaf chomos for shabbos – it is surrounded by halachic walls (except for the fact that the bridges are mevatel the mechitzas for shabbos and the issue of 600,000 people etc).
Wouldn’t that make it also mukaf chomos for Purim, meaning, that at least l’chumra, one should also keep Shushan Purim in Manhatten?
See Rav Moshe’s psak about an eiruv in Manhattan.
t has to be mukaf chomah from the time of Yehoshua.
R. Shmuel Dishon was once in Manhattan when he met an acquaintance who said, “good afternoon, R. Dishon.” R. Dishon responded that it was only 10:00 AM, it wasn’t noon yet. “In Manhattan it is always after noon shaarei tumah!”
My response is that the chomos of tumah don’t count as chomos for Purim.
In case someone thinks this makes sense, you drank too much too early.The city was founded too recently. The previous inhabitants had some small villages, but nothing big (in part since they thought it unwise to build large communities next to a coast that frequently gets hit by hurricanes).
this year they will be celebrating on the yom haknisa, st. patricks day which is earlier in the week.
In MANhattan only men can drink. If women want to drink they should change the name to WOMANhattan.
“do you think Manhatten wasn’t an island at the time of yehoshua?!”
Possibly not. My understanding is that it’s largely man made.
My understanding is that it’s largely man made.
Proving my point.
Can there be a “city” with only one inhabitant? Is there a minimum population for it to be called a “city”?
The משנה in מגילה says עירות are places with 10 “בטלנים” less is a village
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