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When Should Mishloah Manot be given in Jerusalem when Shushan Purim is Shabbat? 

JL;DR SUMMARY Purim celebrations in walled cities like Jerusalem occasionally coincide with Shabbat, a situation that complicates Purim customs such as megillah reading, mishloah manot (gift giving), and the festive meal. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HolidaysJerusalemJewish LawShabbatPurimMegillahMishloah ManotHalakhic DisputeWalled CitiesPurim Meshulash

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Jerusalem, Israel
"Even Purim of the walled cities, celebrated on the 15th of Adar in Jerusalem and a few other cities, falls on Shabbat very rarely."

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