1) When hearing "Parshas Zachor" it is best to try and hear it in the dialect of Hebrew that you and your family speak. (E.g. Ashkenazim should not be Yotzei with Sephardic Havara (dialect) and vice versa).
However, if one did hear it in a different dialect, he has satisfied his/her obligation B'dieved. (See Mo'Adim U'Zmanim Vol. 2 Siman 170 and MikRaei Kodesh Siman 2 where they are stringent with this. See Igros Moshe Orach Chaim Vol. 3 Siman 5 where Rav Moshe Zatzal is lenient for Krias HaTorah)
2) When reading the Posuk "Timche Es Zecher Amalek" within the reading of Parshas Zachor, there is a dispute amongst the Poskim as to the proper enunciation of the word "Zecher".
Some opinions maintain that is to be pronounced "Zay-Cher", while others maintain that the proper way to say it is "Zeh-Cher". The prevalent minhag is to read the Posuk twice, once saying "Zay-Cher" and the second time saying "Zeh-Cher" (Mishna Berura Siman 685:18)
Halachos for Shabbos Kodesh
1) Care should be taken to understand the meaning of the words being read (Pirush HaMilim), as understanding the words, and remembering the atrocities of Amalek and that we are commanded to eradicate their memory, is an integral part of the Mitzvah.
2) Many Gedolim (including the Gaon of Vilna as well as many Chasidic Rebbes) had the custom to read "Parshas Zachor" by themselves and not rely on simply hearing it from the Ba'al Koreh.
The reason for this is that it is a Mitzvah on every individual to read Parshas Zachor, thus "Mitzvah Bo Yoser M'Beshelucho- it is better to perform it yourself rather than relying on a messenger (The Ba'al Koreh)".
For the rest of the readings of the Torah throughout the year it isn't a Mitzvah to "read", rather the mitzvah is to "hear", so the above reasoning doesn't apply. (Sefer Mo'Adei HaShana page 306)
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Reader's Question:
If Shabbat has ended in a Jew's time zone but he or she manipulates electronics in another time zone where Shabbat has not ended, has he or she transgressed?
For example, sending and receiving information via the internet from a website/etc. based primarily in the latter time zone where it is still Shabbat.
Answer:
According to the Shmiras Shabbos K'Hilchasa Perek 31: 26 ,this is permitted.
The only time it would be prohibited is if there is someone getting actual enjoyment from a prohibited melacha, for example: If it is still Friday by you, you may not talk on the phone with a irreligious Jew in a time zone where it is already Shabbos for him. Or, if the radio is playing on shabbos in Israel, it would be prohibited for a Jew in America, where it is still Erev Shabbos, to listen to it.
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