How many people who haven’t heard Kriah do you need in order to Lein the Torah?

 

Question:

Very often in our shul, people hear Kriah before davening, and then, if there is a Minyan, they would daven with that Minyan, It happens where there was only 4 people that didn’t hear Kriah. Should we read the Torah?

 

Answer:

Krias Hatorah should only be recited if there are six who did not yet hear Kriah (or who had in mind not to be yotze from the earlier Kriah).

 

Sources:

ראה נודע ביהודה או”ח תניינא סי’ ט”ו, מנחת פתים או”ח סי’ קמ”ג, מ”ב בביאור הלכה ריש סי’ קמ”ג, שו”ת יד מאיר סי’ ג’, שו”ת קרן לדוד סי’ ט”ז, ועוד. וראה אצלנו בהסכמה לס׳ בירורי מנהגים.

 

 

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