Respecting a Sefer Torah: Difference between revisions
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# It is forbidden to place a Sefer Torah on the ground.<Ref>Rama 282:7</ref> | # It is forbidden to place a Sefer Torah on the ground.<Ref>Rama 282:7</ref> | ||
===Sitting Next to the Sefer Torah=== | ===Sitting Next to the Sefer Torah=== | ||
# It is forbidden to sit on the same area where a Sefer Torah is placed.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch | # It is forbidden to sit on the same area where a Sefer Torah is placed.<Ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 282:7</ref> If the Sefer Torah is raised a tefach according to the basic halacha it is permitted to sit on that same area. However, a pious practice would require the Sefer Torah to be raised 3 or 10 tefachim.<ref>Shach 282:8</ref> | ||
===Resting Elbows Upon Sefer Torah=== | ===Resting Elbows Upon Sefer Torah=== | ||
# A person shouldn't put a Sefer Torah on his lap and rest his elbows on it.<Ref>Rama YD 282:7</ref> | # A person shouldn't put a Sefer Torah on his lap and rest his elbows on it.<Ref>Rama YD 282:7</ref> | ||
