Esther Eternal

The Megillas Esther that is used for the mitzvah of Megillah reading must conform with the laws governing Sifrei Torah used for Torah readings in many respects. 

(R"T enlarges the scope; Rambam does not)

E.g.,

- שירטוט  

- אשורית, ספר ודיו

- requires three stitches of sinew

What is it about Esther that sets it apart in this regard?

Megillas Esther and Purim are eternal, like the Torah:

לְאוֹת עוֹלָם לֹא יִכָּרֵת אֵלּוּ יְמֵי פוּרִים

רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ אָמַר: אַף מְגִילַּת אֶסְתֵּר וַהֲלָכוֹת אֵינָן עֲתִידֵין לִיבָּטֵל. נְאֱמַר כָּאן: קוֹל גָּדוֹל וְלֹא יָסָף, וְנֶאֱמַר לְהַלָּן: וְזִכְרָם לֹא יָסוּף מִזַּרְעָם. הֲלָכוֹת – הֲלִיכוֹת עוֹלָם לוֹ.

It is also ניתנה להידרש, like the Torah

What gives?

They are similar to the Torah in that they constitute the willing acceptance thereof and thus enable the Torah to finally be binding 

 {שמות י״ט:י״ז} וַיִּתְיַצְּבוּ בְּתַחְתִּית הָהָר אָמַר רַב אַבְדִּימִי בַּר חָמָא בַּר חַסָּא מְלַמֵּד שֶׁכָּפָה הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת הָהָר כְּגִיגִית וְאָמַר לָהֶם אִם אַתֶּם מְקַבְּלִים הַתּוֹרָה מוּטָב וְאִם לָאו שָׁם תְּהֵא קְבוּרַתְכֶם אָמַר רַב אַחָא בַּר יַעֲקֹב מִכָּאן מוֹדָעָא רַבָּה לְאוֹרָיְיתָא אָמַר רָבָא אַף עַל פִּי כֵן הֲדוּר קַבְּלוּהָ בִּימֵי אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ דִּכְתִיב {אסתר ט׳:כ״ז} קִיְּמוּ וְקִבְּלוּ הַיְּהוּדִים קִיְּימוּ מַה שֶּׁקִּיבְּלוּ כְּבָר.

They share in the Torah's eternality and perhaps for that reason are subject to many of the same laws that govern Sifrei Torah

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