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#The honor of opening the Aron and passing the Sefer Torah to the Shaliach Tzibur or the one who is going to carry it is a great honor and not automatically granted to the Shaliach Tzibbur.<ref>Rama 147:2 citing the Mordechai. Mishna Brurah 147:15 comments that although someone does Peticha he just passes the Sefer Torah to the Shaliach Tzibbur and he carries it to the Bimah.</ref> | #The honor of opening the Aron and passing the Sefer Torah to the Shaliach Tzibur or the one who is going to carry it is a great honor and not automatically granted to the Shaliach Tzibbur.<ref>Rama 147:2 citing the Mordechai. Mishna Brurah 147:15 comments that although someone does Peticha he just passes the Sefer Torah to the Shaliach Tzibbur and he carries it to the Bimah.</ref> | ||
#When opening the Aron if there's a curtain it is acceptable to move the curtain either from left to right or right to left.<ref>Perisha 128:23 writes that the concept of always moving from left to right only applies to when you have to turn, but not if you're just moving in a straight line right to left. Bear Moshe 5:38:1 agrees that it doesn't matter | #When opening the Aron if there's a curtain it is acceptable to move the curtain either from left to right or right to left. Some say it is best to open the parochet from left to right.<ref>Perisha 128:23 writes that the concept of always moving from left to right only applies to when you have to turn, but not if you're just moving in a straight line right to left. Bear Moshe 5:38:1 agrees that essentially it doesn't matter, but in a new shul they should institute the practice to be that they open the parochet from left to right in order to satisfy the opinions that you need to turn to the right even when things are in a line. (The concept of lighting Chanuka candles doesn't seem to fit this model.)</ref> | ||
#There is a minhag to give the Peticha to someone who's wife is in their ninth month of pregnancy.<ref>Kaf Hachaim cited by Dirshu 147</ref> | #There is a minhag to give the Peticha to someone who's wife is in their ninth month of pregnancy.<ref>Kaf Hachaim cited by Dirshu 147</ref> | ||
#There is a minhag to give the Peticha to a man who is getting married that upcoming week or recently got married.<ref>Dirshu 147</ref> | #There is a minhag to give the Peticha to a man who is getting married that upcoming week or recently got married.<ref>Dirshu 147</ref> | ||
