Drunkenness from wine or from other beverages
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Question
Is it permitted on Purim to become drunk also from vodka, or specifically from wine?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
First, it should be emphasized, as our teacher HaRav HaGaon Rabbi Amram Fried shlita wrote, that according to the Rema there is no obligation at all to get drunk on Purim; one should merely drink more than is his habit, become slightly inebriated, and go to sleep.
This mild inebriation is through drinking wine. If it is difficult for a person to become inebriated from wine, he may do so with other strong drinks.
Source
Rashi, Megillah 7b; Rambam, Hilchot Megillah 2:15; Abudraham, order of the Purim prayer; Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 695:2.
Azmera L’Shimcha 324
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