KOL HASHONEH HALACHOT BECHOL YOM MUVTACH LO SHEH'HOO BEN HA'OLAM HABA

1. Whoever is an Evel [in 12 months of mourning after death of Mother/Father L'A] or even in the first 30 days of mourning [from close relatives] is allowed to real Kriyat HaMegillah for the entire minyan and can say all the Brachot before and after including Shehecheyanu. It is proper and okay for a Shaliach Tzibbur/Chazan who is in evel to say Birkat Shehecheyanu before Kriyat HaMegillah and there isn't a better reader to replace him, even though it is supposed to be said with Simcha. When an Evel reads the Megillah for himself or in his home to fulfill the Kriya for other people can for some say Birkat Shehecheyanu with the other Brachot for the Kriyat HaMegillah.


2. The Megillah should be read while standing, to respect the minyan. In a time where its difficult for the Ba'al Koreh (the Megillah Reader) to stand if he is old, sick, handicap, etc., he can lean on something. The decision for the entire minyan to stand or sit when saying the brachot is based on the custom of the shul/rabbi/present place. Whoever has a Kosher Megillah and is standing next to the Ba'al Koreh and reads along with him can say the brachot also in a whisper BUT if the Kosher Megillah is not in his hands, it is better for him to simply have the inention of fulfilling the obligation of the Brachot of the Kriya from the Ba'al Koreh. Its good for two people to stand on the right and left of the Ba'al Koreh when he says Birshut Morai Verabotai. As stated before, the Ba'al Koreh should have the intention to fulfill the obligation of the Kriya for the minyan and the minyan should have the intention that the Ba'al Koreh is reading for them. 


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