It says in Ester "בערב היא באה", "in the evening she would arrive", and we learn many important halachos of Purim from that. I wonder, then: are there any laws or customs specific to the night of Purim? Of course, we read Ester by night, but we do that by day also; I'm looking for something unique to the nighttime.
Answer
Many communities have a Purim Rov, the purpose of which is to show the community that the Rov's job is actually harder than it seems.
The questions is what part of Purim should he hold court?
He can't hold court by day, since he's drunk and it's forbidden to rule on questions in a drunk stupor (and it won't help, as he'll claim that if he would have been sober, he'd have done a much better job than the real Rov, thank you very much).
So the custom is to hold court by night, when he's still sober.
And there's an Asmachta to this custom - וגם ערב רב עלה אתם וצאן ובקר מקנה כבד מאד
וגם ערב רב עלה - And even at night, a "Rov" should arise
אתם וצאן - You, (the rest of the congregation) should be his sheep,
ובקר מקנה כבד מאד - And in the morning, (after the charade is over), you realize what good of a purchase you made, when hiring your real Rov.
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