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==Inappropriate Behavior in Front of Sefer Torah==
==Inappropriate Behavior in Front of Sefer Torah==
# It is permitted for a rabbi to give a drasha in front of the Aron with a Sefer Torah inside even though his back is to the Sefer Torah.<ref>Taz 282:1 explains that it is permitted for a rabbi to give a drasha with his back to the Sefer Torah since it is in another domain. The Avodat Shlomo 282:1 quotes the Bnei Yonah who says that this leniency only applies to a drasha but not a mundane purpose.</ref>
# It is forbidden to spit in front of a Sefer Torah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:1</ref>
# 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>  
# It is forbidden to undress in front of a Sefer torah.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 282:1</ref>