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The ritual of Hagba is thought to have either developed in the Babylonian period or during the time of Judges. The early practice of Hagba was often practiced in the marketplace of towns and villages where the showing of the Sefer Torah was an important display of authenticity after the reading of the Sefer Torah. | |||
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