# 4126 The Brim of the Grim in Purim
Question
See question above. Dear Rabbi. My father L’A is about to have an brain operation to remove a tumor and it is programmed to take place on the Monday before Purim. He won’t be able to hear the Megilah on Purim. Can he hear it on the Sunday before (Purim this year is on Tuesday) with a brocho?
Answer
Shulchan Aruch (ibid) rules that it could be read before Purim without a brocho. Mishna Berura (20) mentions that he should gather a minyan.
Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit”’a opinion is similar.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller and Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu Shlit’a
Answered by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
Published: February 23, 2023
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