Intoxication on Purim
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Question
Is it permissible to get drunk on Purim?
Answer
For Sephardim, it is permitted, as according to the Shulchan Aruch, it is a mitzvah. For Ashkenazim, it is forbidden, as according to the Rema, there is no such mitzvah.
Source
Shulchan Aruch and Rema, Orach Chaim, Siman 695
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