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Everyone is obligated to honor a Sefer Torah. One should be in a state of seriousness and awe in front of the Sefer Torah as it serves as a testament to the world of Judaism. <Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:1</ref> | |||
==Placement and Storage== | |||
# There is a mitzvah to designate a place for the Sefer Torah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:1</ref> | |||
# It is forbidden to turn over the klaf on the Sefer Torah so that it is should face down. If it is found overturned, it should be turned face up.<Ref>Rama 282:5</ref> | |||
==Inappropriate Behavior in Front of Sefer Torah== | |||
# It is forbidden to spit in front of a Sefer Torah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:1</ref> | |||
# It is forbidden to undress in front of a Sefer torah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:1</ref> | |||
==Transporting a Sefer Torah== | |||
# It is forbidden to bring a Sefer Torah into a bathroom, bathhouse, or cemetery even if it is in its case.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:4</ref> | |||
# It is forbidden to carry a Sefer Torah on one's head as though it was a burden or behind one's back unless it is raised 10 tefachim.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:1</ref> | |||
# It is forbidden to throw a Sefer Torah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:5</ref> | |||
==Touching the Klaf== | |||
# It is forbidden to hold the klaf of a Sefer Torah without a cloth or Tallit intervening.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:4</ref> | |||
==Standing for the Sefer Torah== | ==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, Shulchan Aruch 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> | # 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, Shulchan Aruch 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> | # 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> | ||
==Disposing of a Sefer Torah== | |||
# It is forbidden to burn a Sefer Torah or any holy Sefer even if it is worn out.<ref>Pitchei Teshuva 282:6</ref> | |||
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