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# If it is a double parsha, the Haftorah comes from the second parsha.<ref>Kitzur S"A 79:6</ref> | # If it is a double parsha, the Haftorah comes from the second parsha.<ref>Kitzur S"A 79:6</ref> | ||
==The Proper Way to Hold the Sefer Torah When Receiving an Aliya== | ==The Proper Way to Hold the Sefer Torah When Receiving an Aliya== | ||
# When one is called to the Torah for an Aliya, he should hold onto the Sefer Torah while reciting the Beracha. <ref> S"A, Orach Chaim, 139:11 | # When one is called to the Torah for an Aliya, he should hold onto the Sefer Torah while reciting the Beracha. see note for proper procedure<ref> S"A, Orach Chaim, 139:11. Rabbi Yosef Chaim (Ben Ish Chai Parashat Toledot Halacha 18 elaborates on the details of how precisely one should hold the Torah. He writes that when one is called to the Torah, he should first look at the text and see the first verse that will be read. He should then cover the writing with a cloth, and the text should remain covered until after the Beracha. While reciting the Beracha, one should hold onto the Torah scroll, his right hand should hold onto the right scroll, and his left hand should hold the left scroll. One should hold the Torah itself, and not the casing. As it is improper to directly touch the parchment, one should hold the Torah with a cloth, such as his Tallit. After completing the Beracha, one should remove his left hand from the Torah but continue holding the Torah with his right hand. He should continue holding onto the Torah with his right hand throughout the reading of the Torah. The Ben Ish Hai notes that this procedure is based upon the teachings of the Arizal, as written in Sha’ar Ha’kavanot. </ref> | ||
# It is forbidden to hold onto to the parchment of the sefer torah without an intervening cloth, whether one is involved with rolling the sefer torah during kriyat hatorah or any other time.<ref>[[Megillah]] 32a says that a person who holds the parchment of a sefer torah without a covering of his hands he doesn't receive reward for the mitzvah he did while holding onto the sefer torah. Chazon Ovadyah ([[Shabbat]] vol 2, p. 266) writes that its forbidden to hold onto the parchment during kriyat hatorah or at any other time.</ref> | # It is forbidden to hold onto to the parchment of the sefer torah without an intervening cloth, whether one is involved with rolling the sefer torah during kriyat hatorah or any other time.<ref>[[Megillah]] 32a says that a person who holds the parchment of a sefer torah without a covering of his hands he doesn't receive reward for the mitzvah he did while holding onto the sefer torah. Chazon Ovadyah ([[Shabbat]] vol 2, p. 266) writes that its forbidden to hold onto the parchment during kriyat hatorah or at any other time.</ref> | ||
==Laws for the Baal Koreh (the Reader)== | ==Laws for the Baal Koreh (the Reader)== | ||
