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# 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> | # 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> | # 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 | ==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 Brurahh 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 Brurahh 154:31 </ref> | ||
# Similarly, it’s permitted to block one’s view of a forbidden sight with a Sefer. <Ref> Rav Elyashiv in Nekiyut VeKavod BeTefillah pg 100 (quoted in [[Daily Halacha]] Discussion pg 29) </ref> | # Similarly, it’s permitted to block one’s view of a forbidden sight with a Sefer. <Ref> Rav Elyashiv in Nekiyut VeKavod BeTefillah pg 100 (quoted in [[Daily Halacha]] Discussion pg 29) </ref> | ||
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# When there’s a need, it’s permissible to lean on a Sefer for a hard surface to write divrei Torah. <Ref> Mishna Brurahh 154:31, Yalkut Yosef ([[Kriyat HaTorah]] pg 323) </ref> | # When there’s a need, it’s permissible to lean on a Sefer for a hard surface to write divrei Torah. <Ref> Mishna Brurahh 154:31, Yalkut Yosef ([[Kriyat HaTorah]] pg 323) </ref> | ||
# It’s forbidden to lean one’s elbows on a Sefer, however, while learning some are lenient. <Ref> Rama 282:7 writes that one may not place a Sefer on one’s lap and lean one’s elbows on it. Sh”t Shelmat Chaim 2:566 (quoted in Piskei Teshuvot 154:23) is lenient if it’s in middle of one’s learning. </ref> | # It’s forbidden to lean one’s elbows on a Sefer, however, while learning some are lenient. <Ref> Rama 282:7 writes that one may not place a Sefer on one’s lap and lean one’s elbows on it. Sh”t Shelmat Chaim 2:566 (quoted in Piskei Teshuvot 154:23) is lenient if it’s in middle of one’s learning. </ref> | ||
==Leaving | ==Leaving Objects in a Sefer or on Top== | ||
# Some say it’s forbidden to leave one Sefer inside another one to keep one’s place. <Ref> Kitzur S”A 28:9, Aruch HaShulchan Y”D 282:23, Pitchei [[Teshuva]] Y”D 282:17 in name of Chamudei Daniel, and Rav Elyashiv in Avnei Yashfei 1:202 write that it’s forbidden to leave one Sefer inside another to keep the place. However, Tzeddaka UMishpat (Rabbi Yacov Balvia, 16:27, pg 383); (quoted by Yalkut Yosef (Kriyat Torah pg 324)) is lenient based on the Magen Avraham 154:14 who permits having one Sefer lean on another in order to learn. </ref> | # Some say it’s forbidden to leave one Sefer inside another one to keep one’s place. <Ref> Kitzur S”A 28:9, Aruch HaShulchan Y”D 282:23, Pitchei [[Teshuva]] Y”D 282:17 in name of Chamudei Daniel, and Rav Elyashiv in Avnei Yashfei 1:202 write that it’s forbidden to leave one Sefer inside another to keep the place. However, Tzeddaka UMishpat (Rabbi Yacov Balvia, 16:27, pg 383); (quoted by Yalkut Yosef (Kriyat Torah pg 324)) is lenient based on the Magen Avraham 154:14 who permits having one Sefer lean on another in order to learn. </ref> | ||
# It’s permitted to leave papers with Torah written on them inside a Sefer. <ref> Aruch HaShulchan Y”D 282:23 writes that one may leave chiddushei Torah inside a Sefer. Similarly, Eliyah Rabba 154:10 and Mishna Brurahh 154:31 write that one may not leave blank paper in a Sefer implying that paper with divrei Torah may be left in a Sefer.</ref> | # It’s permitted to leave papers with Torah written on them inside a Sefer. <ref> Aruch HaShulchan Y”D 282:23 writes that one may leave chiddushei Torah inside a Sefer. Similarly, Eliyah Rabba 154:10 and Mishna Brurahh 154:31 write that one may not leave blank paper in a Sefer implying that paper with divrei Torah may be left in a Sefer.</ref> | ||
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# If sefarim are of equal holiness, it is permitted to place one on top of another. Sefarim written on paper or printed are equal in holiness. <ref> Aruch Hashulchan, Hilchot Sefer Torah, 282:22 </ref> | # If sefarim are of equal holiness, it is permitted to place one on top of another. Sefarim written on paper or printed are equal in holiness. <ref> Aruch Hashulchan, Hilchot Sefer Torah, 282:22 </ref> | ||
==Sitting on or next to | ==Sitting on or next to Sefarim== | ||
# It's forbidden to sit on the same seat, bench, or bed that has a | # It's forbidden to sit on the same seat, bench, or bed that has a sefer kodesh on it. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 282:7 writes that it's forbidden to sit on a bed that has a [[Sefer Torah]] on it. The Rama there comments that the same prohibition applies to other Sifrei Kodesh. This is accepted by many achronim.</ref> However, some Sephardic poskim are lenient with printed sefarim.<ref>[http://www.halachayomit.co.il/EnglishDisplayRead.asp?ReadID=3307 Halacha Yomit] with the psak of Chacham Ovadia Yosef writes that one may be lenient for printed books (this can also be found in [http://www.halachayomit.co.il/displayRead.asp?ReadID=436 hebrew here]). </ref> | ||
# Some poskim say that it is permitted to sit on a bench on which there is a sefer if the sefer is standing upright. <ref>A Gadol in our Midst (p. 32) quotes Rav Chaim Pinchas Sheinberg as saying that it is permitted to sit on a bench that a sefer is standing upright upon.</ref> | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www.Torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5762/bo.html?print=1 Torah.org] | * [http://www.Torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5762/bo.html?print=1 Torah.org] | ||
