Can a minor fulfill the Megillah obligation for adults?

PurimMegillah Reading

Synopsis

A minor cannot fulfill the obligation for others because their own obligation is rabbinic (from Sinai), while adult obligation is also rabbinic but of a different level. In times of necessity, some opinions permit a minor who has reached the age of education.

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