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There are a number of Halachot that define how a person should properly respect a [[Sefer Torah]] and all holy books (Sefarim).<ref>See Taz YD 271 (at the end) and Pitchei [[Teshuva]] 282:8 who hold that printed Sefarim must be treated respectfully just like a hand-written Sefer.</ref> | There are a number of Halachot that define how a person should properly respect a [[Sefer Torah]] and all holy books (Sefarim).<ref>See Taz YD 271 (at the end) and Pitchei [[Teshuva]] 282:8 who hold that printed Sefarim must be treated respectfully just like a hand-written Sefer.</ref> According to some, the obligation of respecting holy books is from the torah. <ref>Iggerot Moshe OC 5:38:1 </ref> | ||
==Standing for the Sefer Torah== | |||
# One must stand for a sefer torah when it is being carried around out of respect for it. <ref>Rambam Tefillin Mezuza and Sefer Torah 10:9, Sh"t Rashba 3:281, S"A YD 282:2, Gemara Kiddushin 33b says that just as one must stand for a talmid chacham, one certainly must stand for a sefer torah. </ref> | |||
# If the aron kodesh is open and the sefer torah inside is at rest, some poskim say that one must still stand up. <ref>Sh"t Chatam Sofer CM 73 </ref> Others are lenient. <ref> Iggerot Moshe 5:38:4. Taz YD 242:13 writes that if the torah is in the aron kodesh or on the bimah, it is in a different reshut and one doesn't need to stand </ref> | |||
# There is a discussion in the poskim if one must stand for a pasul sefer torah. <ref> While Aruch Hashulchan YD 282:4 is lenient, Noda Biyehuda YD 71 (quoted in Piskei Teshuvot 146) is strict. Rav Chaim Kanievsky (Dirshu Mishna Brura 146:note 19) says that there is no obligation to stand but the minhag is to stand. </ref> | |||
==Using a Sefer for one’s benefit== | ==Using a Sefer for one’s benefit== | ||
# It’s forbidden to use a Sefer for one’s benefit such as to protect oneself from the sun or for privacy, however, to protect another Sefer from the sun is permitted as that’s not done for one’s benefit. <Ref> Kitzur S”A 28:9, Chaye Adam 31:48, Mishna Berurah 154:31 </ref> | # It’s forbidden to use a Sefer for one’s benefit such as to protect oneself from the sun or for privacy, however, to protect another Sefer from the sun is permitted as that’s not done for one’s benefit. <Ref> Kitzur S”A 28:9, Chaye Adam 31:48, Mishna Berurah 154:31 </ref> | ||
