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There's a number of halachot that define how a perosn 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> | |||
==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 Brurah 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 Brurah 154:31 </ref> | ||
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==Positioning a sefer== | ==Positioning a sefer== | ||
# If a sefer falls on the floor one should pick it up and kiss it. <ref>Maharil Likutim 80, Eliya Zuta YD 240:7</ref> | # If a sefer falls on the floor one should pick it up and kiss it. <ref>Maharil Likutim 80, Eliya Zuta YD 240:7</ref> | ||
# If a sefer is upside down one should turn it rightside up and kiss it. <ref>Maharil Likutim 80, Eliya Zuta YD 240:7</ref> | # If a sefer is upside down one should turn it rightside up and kiss it. <ref>Darkei Moshe YD 282 quoting the Maharil (Likutim 80), Eliya Zuta YD 240:7</ref> | ||
# Some have the practice of giving precedence to a person carrying a sefer to walk through the doorway first.<ref>Maharil Likutim 80, Eliya Zuta YD 240:7</ref> | # Some have the practice of giving precedence to a person carrying a sefer to walk through the doorway first.<ref>Maharil Likutim 80, Eliya Zuta YD 240:7</ref> | ||
==Sleeping on a sefer== | ==Sleeping on a sefer== | ||
# One shouldn’t sleep on top of a sefer, however, one doesn’t need to wake up someone sleeping on a sefer in middle of his learning. <Ref> Orchot Rabbenu vol 3 pg 161 in name of the Chazon Ish, and Rav Nassim Karlitz in Chut Sheni (Ribbit pg 169) are stringent, while Sh”t Shelmat Chaim 2:539 (quoted in Piskei Teshuvot 154:23) is lenient if it’s in middle of one’s learning. </ref> | # One shouldn’t sleep on top of a sefer, however, one doesn’t need to wake up someone sleeping on a sefer in middle of his learning. <Ref> Orchot Rabbenu vol 3 pg 161 in name of the Chazon Ish, and Rav Nassim Karlitz in Chut Sheni (Ribbit pg 169) are stringent, while Sh”t Shelmat Chaim 2:539 (quoted in Piskei Teshuvot 154:23) is lenient if it’s in middle of one’s learning. </ref> | ||
==Sitting on or next to holy books== | ==Sitting on or next to holy books== | ||
# It's forbidden to sit on the same seat, bench, or bed that has a sefer kodesh on it. <ref> S"A 282:7 writes that it's forbidden to sit on a bed that has a Sefer Torah on it. The Rama ibid. comments that the same prohibition applies to other Sifrei Kodesh. This is accepted by all the achronim. </ref> | # It's forbidden to sit on the same seat, bench, or bed that has a sefer kodesh on it. <ref> S"A 282:7 writes that it's forbidden to sit on a bed that has a Sefer Torah on it. The Rama ibid. comments that the same prohibition applies to other Sifrei Kodesh. This is accepted by all the achronim. </ref> | ||
==Links== | |||
* [http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5762/bo.html?print=1 Torah.org] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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