Commentary for Megillah 33:13

מידי קריאה כתיבה הכא עשייה כתיבה דכתיב להיות עושים את שני הימים אלא מהכא דכתיב והימים האלה נזכרים ונעשים (אסתר ט, כח) איתקש זכירה לעשייה מה עשייה למפרע לא אף זכירה למפרע לא

[Rather,] the celebration is written (meaning, the words, "Like their writings," refer to celebration), as it is written [in that verse], "To celebrate the two days." Rather, [we learn that it is prohibited to read the Megillah out of order] from here: As it is written, "And these days are remembered and celebrated." It compares remembrance to celebration. Just like the celebration cannot be done out of order, so too the remembrance cannot be done out of order.

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