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Title: Drinking on Purim.
Post by: Tag-MehirTzedek on February 25, 2014, 11:09:14 AM

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKVs9BZMAQY

Title: Re: Drinking on Purim.
Post by: Tag-MehirTzedek on February 25, 2014, 11:10:27 AM

Purim - Drinking for clarity - Rav Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane 

http://tzipordror.blogspot.com/2013/02/purim-drinking-for-clarity-rav-binyamin.html 

Title: Re: Drinking on Purim.
Post by: muman613 on February 27, 2014, 12:57:38 AM

Personally I cannot stand alcohol. Some may think I sound like a muslim (G-d forbid) in my hatred of alcohol. In my younger days (high-school - college) I did drink quite a lot. I attended one of the top ten 'Drinking Colleges' in the 80s... But for almost 18 years now I do not drink any alcohol except for Kiddush wine (on Shabbat and Yom Tov) and an occasional shot of vodka with my friends from my minyan.

But I do drink when the tradition calls for it. I will drink the four cups on Pesach, and usually I'll drink 2-3 shots of vodka on Purim.... This is not enough to make me 'drunk' but it does satisfy the halachic obligation of Purim...

Title: Re: Drinking on Purim.
Post by: muman613 on February 27, 2014, 01:01:00 AM

Rabbi Finkelstein on the topic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S2HgefhkXQ


Rabbi Machlis on the topic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PkTQ8yItd8