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===Women and Megilla reading===
Women have an obligation to hear the Megilla because "they also were involved in that miracle." Accordingly, some [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] authorities have held that women can read the Megilla, and that women count in the [[minyan]] of 10 required for public megilla-reading. Women's megilla readings have become increasingly common in [[Modern Orthodox Judaism]]. <ref>Frimer, Ariyeh. [http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/english/tfila/frimer2.htm "Women's Megilla Reading"] 2003</ref> Most Orthodox communities, however, do not allow women to read the Megilla.
If women, or men for that matter, cannot attend the services in the Synagogue, the Megilla may be read for them in private by any male over the age of thirteen.
==Giving of food gifts and charity==
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