MELACHAH
1)
Halachah, Minhag, and blessing -
Is work permitted on Purim? Is it recommended? Are there activities that certainly may be done or should not be done?
2)
Rationale -
How can we explain conceptually, why Halachah permits Melachah on Purim?
3)
The First Year -
The Megilah (9:19) tells us that in the year following the miracle, the people did observe 14 Adar as a "Yom Tov" - implying that they abstained from Melachah. What was their rationale?
1. Insights to Megilah 5:4, last paragraph


