Upon observation of a Torah scroll, one will notice that the text is divided into paragraphs. How the Torah’s text […] Read More
Category: Kriat Hatorah
The Torah mandates that one rise when one’s father passes by as a sign of respect. The HIDA (LeDavid Emet) […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 282:3) says that all are eligible to receive an Aliya, including women and minors. Although our […] Read More
According to the Arizal (Sha’ar Hakavanot, 49a) quoting the Zohar (Parashat Shelah), the most valued Aliyot are the third and […] Read More
The Parashiot of Behukotai and Ki Tavo both contain sections that deal with Hashem rebuking the Jewish people, known as […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 282:7) writes that if, during the reading of the Torah of Shaharit of Shabbat, one skipped […] Read More
One of the adornments placed over a Torah scroll are the Rimonim (lit. “pomegranates”) , in Morocco called Tapuhim (lit. […] Read More
The HIDA (LeDavid Emet, ch. 4, § 6) writes that it is customary to accord the honor of opening the Hechal to […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 282:1) writes that one is permitted to add more Aliyot than the requisite seven on Shabbat. […] Read More
The Rosh (Gittin 4:7) writes that when comes to writing a bill of divorce (Get), the name that is used […] Read More