KOL HASHONEH HALACHOT MUVTACH LO SHEHOO BEN HAOLAM HABA

1. One should listen to the Megillah from a person who is obligated to fulfill this Mitzva. A deaf person L'A, a minor or an insane person do not have the status to fulfill other people's chiyuv (obligation) of Kriyat HaMegillah. A deaf person has to read the Megillah and does not have to read it based on the signs of the words (te'amim) an one should not force the deaf to read 100% correctly. Whoever heard from a deaf person the Megillah should read it again, but should not say the Brachot before and after he reads the Megillah. A person who has a serious hearing problem (to the extent that he cannot hear unless someone yells) still has to hear the Megillah and CAN fulfill the obligation of Kriyat HaMegillah for other people. Since he is not considered deaf and we have hearing aids today, we can still follow this.
2. The one listening to the Megillah from a microphone or loudspeaker or live radio does not fulfill his/her obligation of Kriyat HaMegillah, UNLESS he/she is sitting close to the reader that without the device they would still hear the kriya.


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