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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> According to some, the obligation of respecting holy books is from the | 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> | ||
==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 | # 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 Shulchan Aruch 28:9, Chaye Adam 31:48, Mishna Brurah 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> | ||
# It’s permissible to cover one Sefer (that’s open) with another if one leaves temporarily. <Ref> Sh”t Shelmat Chaim 2:377 (quoted in Piskei Teshuvot 154:23) and 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 permissible to cover one Sefer (that’s open) with another if one leaves temporarily. <Ref> Sh”t Shelmat Chaim 2:377 (quoted in Piskei Teshuvot 154:23) and 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> | ||
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# 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> | # 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> | ||
== | ==Kissing a Sefer== | ||
# It is proper to kiss one's sefer before and after using it and this is also a segulah to have good memory <ref> Kaf Hachaim 155:12 </ref> | # It is proper to kiss one's sefer before and after using it and this is also a segulah to have good memory. <ref> Kaf Hachaim 155:12 </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] | ||
