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Guide to Prayer for Visitors to Israel
מַדְרִיךְ לַתְּפִלָּה לַמְּבַקְּרִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל
Visible layers
a On the second day of Sukkot, one says Ḥol HaMo'ed prayers rather than those of Yom Tov, but refrains from performing any labor.
b On the day after Shemini Atzeret (Simḥat Torah outside Israel, Isru Ḥag in Israel), one abstains from labor, but says weekday prayers (putting on tefillin in the morning).
c On the second night of Pesaḥ, one should say (or listen to) Kiddush, eat a kezayit of matza (without saying עַל אֲכִילַת מַצָּה) and read the Haggada (without the final blessings), because all of these are affirmative mitzvot from the Torah. One should refrain from performing labor, but say Ḥol HaMo'ed prayers, rather than those of Yom Tov.
d On the eighth day of Pesaḥ, one abstains from labor and eating ḥametz, but prays the weekday prayers (putting on tefillin in the morning, if applicable).
485 Some authorities rule that a visitor to Israel should celebrate only one day of Yom Tov. According to this view, the visitor should follow local Israeli practice without deviation [שו״ת חכם צבי, קסז].
486 If the second day of Yom Tov outside Israel falls on Shabbat, a visitor to Israel may be called to the Torah, even though the portion being read is for Shabbat, not Yom Tov [אנשי ישראל, לה:ל (בשם רש״ז אויערבאך)].
487 On a day when Yizkor is said in Israel, a visitor should not join, but should say Yizkor the following day with a minyan of visitors. If such a minyan will not be available, some rule that one should join with the Israelis [שו״ת רבבות אפרים ח״א, שמב:ב]; others rule that Yizkor be said in private the following day [שו״ת בצל החכמה ח״ד, קכ:א].
קריאת התורה
Laws of Torah Reading
488 When the eighth day of Pesaḥ or the second day of Shavuot falls on Shabbat, congregations in Israel will read the appropriate weekly Torah portion, while congregations outside Israel will read the special portion for Yom Tov. As a result, a person traveling to or from Israel may hear the same Torah reading two weeks in a row or miss an entire Torah portion. One who misses the reading of a Torah portion may (some say, should) organize a minyan for the reading of that portion for oneself [אנשי ישראל לח, כט: פח].
פּוּרִים
Laws of Purim
489 In Jerusalem, Purim is celebrated on the 15th of Adar (Shushan Purim). Outside Jerusalem, Purim is celebrated on the 14th of Adar. For a resident of Jerusalem, the day of Purim is an ordinary day: one performs none of the obligations relating to Purim and one says the regular weekday prayers, although one omits Taḥanun.
490 One is considered a resident of Jerusalem for these purposes if one is present in Jerusalem at dawn on the morning of the 15th of Adar. Similarly, one is considered a non-resident of Jerusalem for these purposes if one is outside Jerusalem at dawn on the 14th of Adar. There is, however, an opinion that the determining factor is one's intention on the preceding evening [משנ״ב, תרפה: יג].
491 As a practical matter, a person who stays overnight outside Jerusalem on Purim eve, but stays overnight in Jerusalem on Shushan Purim eve, is obligated to celebrate Purim twice – first on the 14th of Adar, along with non-residents of Jerusalem, and then on the 15th of Adar, along with residents of Jerusalem. Conversely, a person who stays overnight in Jerusalem on Purim eve but stays overnight outside Jerusalem on Shushan Purim eve would have no obligation to celebrate Purim at all.
492 Special rules apply to residents of Jerusalem when Shushan Purim falls on Shabbat, a situation known as Purim Meshulash. On Thursday night and Friday morning (14th Adar), the Megilla is read, as is the practice outside Jerusalem. On Friday one also performs the mitzva of מתנות לאביונים (gifts to the poor). On Shabbat one adds וְעַל הַנִּסִּים to both the Amida and Birkat HaMazon. For Maftir one reads the Torah portion for Purim (page 1176). The Haftara is as for Shabbat Zakhor: I Sam. 15:2–34. On Sunday one performs the mitzva of משלוח מנות (sending food portions) and סעודת פורים (the Purim feast), but one does not add וְעַל הַנִּסִּים to the Amida or Birkat HaMazon [שו״ע או״ח, תרפח:ו].