How the Megillah is Read
Mechanics of the Reading
Having multiple simultaneous readers: Rosh HaShanah 27a; Megillah 21a, 21b
How many translators one can have simultaneously: Megillah 21b
For a
cheresh
to read it: Berachot 15a-b; Megillah 19b
For a
shoteh
to read it: Berachot 15a-b; Megillah 19b
For a
Minor
to read it, before or after
the Age of Education
: Berachot 15a-b; Megillah 19b, 20a
The Blessing
before the Reading
: Megillah 21b
Whether the reader ought to be standing, or not: Megillah 21a
Which sections must be read: Megillah 18b, 19a [2x]
Reading sections of it out of order: Megillah 17a [2x], 18a-b
"Reading" it by heart: Megillah 17a, 18a
Requiring that a fully-written scroll be before the Reader: Megillah 18b, 19a
Reading it in a language other than the original: Megillah 17a, 18a
Reading it while writing/editing it: Megillah 17a, 18b
Interrupting during the Reading: Berachot 14a; Megillah 17a, 18a-b
Dozing during the Reading: Megillah 17a, 18b
If there was a halt of enough time that he could have finished in the interim: Rosh HaShanah 34b
What to do, if the Reader realizes that he has skipped part of the Reading: Megillah 18b
Reading the names of the 10 sons of Haman, and the ensuing word "Aseres [the ten]," in one breath: Megillah 16b
The blessing after the reading: Megillah 21a, 21b
The Listener(s)
Hearing the Megillah in a language which one doesn't comprehend: Megillah 17a, 18a
Hearing the Megillah from outside a Synagogue: Rosh HaShanah 27b, 28a, 29a
Whether an individual (as opposed to a
quorum
) may read the Megillah: Megillah 5a
What to do if one enters the Synagogue in the middle of the Reading: Megillah 18b
Requiring
Intent
in order to fulfill the Mitzvah: Rosh HaShanah 27b, 28a, 29a
Reading the Megillah for someone else to
hear and get the Mitzvah
, where the reader already recited it: Rosh HaShanah 29b
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