KOL HASHONEH HALACHOT BECHOL YOM MUVTACH LO SHE’HOO BEN HA’OLAM HABA

From Yalkut Yosef:

1. The Torah reading of Parashat Zachor is read on the Shabbat before Purim, where during that Shabbat we take out an additional Sefer Torah to read the passage of “Zachor Et Asher Asah Lecha Amalek,” and the reason (as Rashi says in Masechet Megillah 29a) is to read the passage of Amalek in the Torah as close as possible to the celebration of Purim. One needs to be very cautious in the actual reading to read correctly and to take out the most beautiful and correct Sefer Torah for this reading because to read the passage of Amalek is a Mitzvah from the Torah (however we do NOT bless “asher kideshanu bemitzvotav vetzivanu” on this Mitzvah because Hashem is not happy about the defeat of the wicked.

2. Mitzvot need intention, meaning an individual needs to have the intention that he/she is fulfilling a Mitzvah in order to fulfill their obligation. Therefore the Torah reader must instruct the entire congregation to be quiet and listen to each word carefully (and instruct the children to stay silent during the Torah reading of the passage of Zachor). The Torah reader needs to instruct the listeners to have in mind to fulfill their obligation to listen to this passage and state that he also has the intention to fulfill their obligation by reading for them.

3. A Sepharadic Jew who always prays with Ashkenazim is strongly recommended to listen to the Zachor Torah reading from a Sepharadic Torah reader. And the same for an Ashkenazi Jew who prays with Sepharadim.

Shabbat Shalom (Shabbat Zachor) & Purim Sameah!

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