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Sefer Torah

  • Mezuzah, Sefer Torah, Tefillin
  • computer check, safrus, Sta"m

Must a Sofer computer check his work?

  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…

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  • Davening, Krias Hatorah, Sefer Torah
  • hagba

Does one bow during hagbah the way the Shulchan Aruch rules in Orach Chaim 134:2? If not, why not?

  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…

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  • Sefer Torah
  • Aron Kodesh, paroches

Covering the Aron Kodesh with a Paroches

  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…

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  • Bar Mitzvah, Sefer Torah

The Rebbe said that Jewish children should have a letter bought for them in a children’s Sefer Torah.

  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,…

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  • Sefer Torah
  • coronavirus

If I am having a minyan on my porch just on Shabbos, may I bring a Sefer Torah before shabbos from Shul for Kriah?

  Yes, if you designate a special place for the Sefer Torah first. Ideally, you should ensure to lain three times.   If yes, what do I need to know…

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  • Bar Mitzvah, Sefer Torah
  • coronavirus

Can one bring a Sefer Torah to their son who is Bar Mitzvah for Leining in their house without Minyan on Zoom with family? No Birchas Hatorah just Leining. Friday afternoon. Has been preparing.

  One should not transfer the Sefer Torah out of it's set place to bring to read it in a home. There is no such an obligation to read the…

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  • Maaser, Sefer Torah, Spending Ma'aser
  • leiluy nishmas, memory

Can Ma’aser money be used for writing a Torah in someone’s memory?

  Answer: Ma'aser money can be used to pay for non-obligatory Mitzvos and writing a Sefer Torah to be used by a community is definitely a worthy cause. Nonetheless, since…

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  • Purim, Sefer Torah, Tefillin
  • Zachor, פצוע דכא

Is there a preference to hear Parshas Zachor specifically from a Sefer Torah which has פצוע דכא with an א?

  Yes, there is room for such a hiddur.   ראה לקט יושר ע׳ 153 שהתרוה״ד אמר ליקח ס״ת לפרשת זכור שהיא מוחזקת שהיא מדוייקת. והכי נהוג בכ״מ להשתמש בס״ת…

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  • Sefer Torah
  • ksav ashuris

Our 4th grade class is learning about words which are nokud in the torah. Can I take out a sefer torah just to show them our passuk with the nakud?

  Although it is technically permitted, especially if you learn a Posuk inside as well, it is recommended to use instead a tikun korim, which contains the ksav ashuris and…

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  • Krias Hatorah, Sefer Torah
  • yad (Torah pointer)

Is there a Minhag in Chabad whether to or not to use a “Yad” for the Torah reading?

  While the Rebbe insisted on decorating the Sefer Torah with a Yad, we do not find that it was actually used during Krias HaTorah. I have yet to find…

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  • Sefer Torah

Is it Halachically acceptable to display an open Sefer Torah in a glass display case in a Shul? (Several Shuls do this with Sifrei Torah from the holocaust).

  It is permissible to keep a worn-out invalid Sefer Torah in a glass display in a Shul. This is also a good thing if it is done in a…

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  • Sefer Torah
  • aron, House, paroches, sefer torah

We are writing a Sefer Torah and we would like to keep it in our house when it is done. What are the Halachos about that? We do not have a specific shul to give it to right now.

What are the rules of keeping a Sefer Torah in the house if we wont really be using it for Krias HaTorah generally? Answer: Firstly, keep in mind that a…

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