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# There is a mitzvah to designate a place for the Sefer Torah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:1</ref> | # There is a mitzvah to designate a place for the Sefer Torah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:1</ref> | ||
# It is forbidden to turn over the klaf on the Sefer Torah so that it is should face down. If it is found overturned, it should be turned face up.<Ref>Rama 282:5</ref> | # It is forbidden to turn over the klaf on the Sefer Torah so that it is should face down. If it is found overturned, it should be turned face up.<Ref>Rama 282:5</ref> | ||
# It is forbidden to place a Sefer Torah on the ground.<Ref>Rama 282:7</ref> | |||
# It is forbidden to sit on the same area where a Sefer Torah is placed.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:7</ref> | |||
# A person shouldn't put a Sefer Torah on his lap and rest his elbows on it.<Ref>Rama YD 282:7</ref> | |||
==Inappropriate Behavior in Front of Sefer Torah== | ==Inappropriate Behavior in Front of Sefer Torah== | ||
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==Disposing of a Sefer Torah== | ==Disposing of a Sefer Torah== | ||
# A worn out Sefer Torah must be placed in an earthenware container and buried near a Talmid Chacham.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:10</ref> | |||
# It is forbidden to burn a Sefer Torah or any holy Sefer even if it is worn out.<ref>Pitchei Teshuva 282:6</ref> | # It is forbidden to burn a Sefer Torah or any holy Sefer even if it is worn out.<ref>Pitchei Teshuva 282:6</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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