Question: We want to know what is the halacha for a family who wants to buy a Sefer Torah and wants to keep it in their house, not to…
Question: We want to know what is the halacha for a family who wants to buy a Sefer Torah and wants to keep it in their house, not to…
Out of respect for the Torah, it should not be taken out of the regular route for people to kiss. The congregants should approach the Torah instead. Sources:…
You may check the Sefer Torah off premises. Sources: שאין כאן לפנ״ע ולא מסייע כלל. ואדרבה מסייע לעשות מצוה. והנה בברכ״י רפא, ד משו״ת מהר״י זיין (ונדפסה בשו״ת…
Question: We started a Shabbos Minyan in our community a few years ago and brought in a family Sefer Torah from another location on the סמך that it'll be…
האם גוי יכול לתרום ס”ת?
שאלה: לסבי נ״ע היה חבר גוי והוא רוצה לתרום ספר תורה לע״נ סבי נ״ע. האם מותר לקבל מגוי ס״ת? מענה: אפשר לקבל ממנו מעות לכתיבת ס״ת. מקורות: ראה…
Question: I was there during Hakafos seeing the Sefer Torah rch"l on the floor, covered in glad wrap, when the memunim were passing the Sefer Torah to those doing…
Questions: If I'm learning in a shul/yeshiva and someone carrying a Sefer Torah walks in, do I have to stand up until the Torah is put in it's place?…
ס”ת ישן שנמצא בו ג’ אותיות סדוקות בעמוד אחד וחסר הרבה דיו, האם נשאר בחזקת כשרות?
מדובר בספר תורה שנמצא בהרים עבור ימות הקיץ והטעויות נמצאו בפרשת חוקת שהס״ת הי׳ גלול שם. תשובה: אם יש ספר תורה אחר, יש להשתמש רק בו. בשעת הדחק,…
Question: We have an Aron Kodesh which is narrow and therefore the two Sifrei Torah in the Aron are one in front of the other (rather than side by…
Question: I need to transfer a Sefer Torah on the plane, do I need to hold it during entire plane ride? Can I send it as luggage if it’s…
I heard the Rebbe was not particular about this, although some say the Rebbe was at times? Answer: One should make sure that his back is not directly…
טעות בהוצאת ספר תורה
שאלה: ב"ה בר"ח הוציאו הס"ת מהארון קודש שלא היה מגולל לקריאת ר"ח ורצו להחזירו ולהוציא הס"ת השני שהיה מגולל, עצרתי בעדם כי סברתי שמפני כבוד הס"ת לא צריך להחזירו,…
בענין הספר תורה שנפל
שאלה: ס"ת נפל מארון הקודש על המשטח המוגבה (המצופה בשטיח) שאליו עולים בשתי מדרגות מרצפת ביהכנ"ס. כיצד ינהגו: אלו שראו, ואלו שהיו בביהכנ"ס אך לא ראו. מענה: יתענו…
Question: I was asked to submit names for letters in a Sefer Torah that’s being written. Can the following three people be added? One person is not Jewish. I…
Question: What are the exact halachos of a woman or girl who is a niddah in regards to kissing a Sefer Torah or looking at an open scroll? Is…
Question: I was asked to be chazan in a backyard Minyan for not frum people on Yom Kippur, for Kol Nidrei and Ne'ilah. The person asked if I could…
Question: I am the new rabbi at a small shul, the outgoing rabbi said that when there was no minyan he would take out the Torah and read a…
Question: If I have a Passul Sefer Torah, can I take it out of the Aron Kodesh to lein from in absence of a minyan? Answer: It should…
Question: The Sefer Torah fell out from the Aron Kodesh in our Yeshiva (no one was touching it - it just slipped onto the doors and the doors swung…
Question: In a recently written Sefer Torah, which was written according to the Alter Rebbe’s ksav, we noticed that the letter Vav in the word ‘shalom’ is not split.…
Question: I am a Sofer, I was wondering if it is a chiyuv to computer check my work or is it enough to go over it three times as…
The custom is to not be particular about doing so. Source: ראה הר צבי א, סד. בירור הלכה תליתאי קלד. דברי יציב א, עו. וראה המובא בפסק"ת קלד…
Question: I have a Sefer Torah in Chabad house in a portable dresser/closet. What is the minhag in general regarding how many coverings and how to cover it? Right…
Question: I've always heard that one doesn't do Nefilas Apayim when there's no Sefer Torah in a room. But recently I've heard that one does so if there are…
Question: The Rebbe said that Jewish children should have a letter bought for them in a children's Sefer Torah. Because we cannot all afford to write a Sefer Torah,…
