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I have some hearing loss that causes me not to hear the pitch of male voices clearly. But I can still hear female voices very well unassisted. My audiologist explained this to me well. I am in the process of acquiring a hearing aid that will correct the problem, but it takes several weeks to order and I won’t get it by Purim. There are women’s megillah readings in town open equally to men and women. Can I fulfill the mitzvah of hearing a megillah reading by listening to a woman read it?

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Dear Rabbi, What is the story of Purim? Thanks and Happy Purim!

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Dear Rabbi, Is it true that God is not mentioned in the Book of Esther? If so, why not? Thanks.

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I’ve noticed that in modern times, many people treat Tu B’Shvat as an environmental holiday and use it to promote being eco-friendly. I’m very much into being eco-friendly myself and I believe it’s a Torah value. After all, we have a law, Deuteronomy 20:19-20, that forbids cutting down fruit bearing trees. But it seems that people celebrate the holiday this way have strayed from its real purpose as being the date that marks when trees become a year older. What are your thoughts about that?

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How do you spell the gifts that we give each other on Purim? Is it Mishloach Manot or Mischloach Manot? Thanks.

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Does livestreaming your Chanukah candle lighting increase the mitzvah of publicizing the Chanukah miracle to the world? On the quiet dead end street where we live, not a lot of people get to see the candles in our window, and those who do are all Jews. But I like to livestream it for all my social media followers to see. And my candle lighting videos have been a hit among Jews and non-Jews alike.