In a dramatic halachic ruling, Hagaon Rav Moshe Sternbuch, the senior posek and raavad of the Badatz of the Eidah Hachareidis, has declared that anyone who was in Yerushalayim at dawn on Purim morning must not leave the city during the day.
The psak, which has significant halachic implications, was delivered by Rav Sternbuch during his shiur to members of the Teshuvos Vehanhagos Kollel, and has sparked widespread discussion.
Rav Sternbuch’s psak is based on the psak of the Chazon Ish, who ruled that a resident of a city (a “ben ir“) is not permitted to leave the city on the 14th of Adar (Purim for cities that are not walled) once the day has begun. If they do so, they forfeit their obligation to observe Purim, as they were not present in the city on the morning of the 14th and will not be in the city for the 15th either.
The halachic principle established by Rav Sternbuch emphasizes the importance of maintaining one’s status as a “ben ir” (resident of the city) throughout Purim. If one leaves Yerushalayim after dawn on Purim, they no longer fulfill the mitzvos of the day in the proper manner, as they are no longer considered a resident of the city for the purposes of the Yom Tov.
This psak is particularly significant this year, with a Purim Meshulash. Many families from Yerushalayim traditionally travel to relatives in peripheral cities on Purim, and vice versa, leading to heavy traffic on the roads.
Based on the psak, on a Purim Meshulash, if one is not in the ihr on the 14th at dawn and is also not in the krach on the 15th, then they are neither a resident of the ihr nor a resident of the krach, and they forfeit their chovas Purim.
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