תלמוד על מגילה 2:1

MISHNAH: A deaf-and-dumb person, an insane person, or a minor, may not free the public from their obligation¹²³If anybody hears the shofar blown by a person not obligated has not fulfilled his obligation of hearing the sound of the shofar. The three categories mentioned here are those of males not under any religious obligation. The deaf-and-dumb because he has no connection with civilization and therefore cannot learn his obligations. Therefore a deaf-and-dumb person trained in sign language no longer is legally deaf-and-dumb. The insane cannot be responsible for anything. The minor is his parent’s obligation, not his own, until he reaches adulthood, fixed at 13 years and 1 day.. This is the principle: Anybody not obligated for something¹²⁴For example women, who are exempted from all religious obligations tied to a fixed date. may not free the public from their obligation.