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Haftarah

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Must the person reading from the Torah stand, or is leaning/sitting permitted?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Standing vs. Sitting

Must the hazzan (prayer leader) also stand while the Torah is being read?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Hazzan Standing

May both the reader and the person called up read aloud simultaneously, or must one be silent?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Two Readers Simultaneously

Must the person called up read along quietly if the hazzan is reading aloud?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Silent Reading Along

May a designated reader read word-by-word for the person called up to repeat?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Word-by-Word Repetition

If the prayer leader (hazzan) wants to bless and read themselves, must someone stand next to them?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Hazzan as Reader

When must the congregation answer 'Amen' relative to the completion of the blessing and the beginning of reading?

2 opinions across 2 eras

May two siblings or a parent and child be called up for consecutive aliyot (Torah honors)?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Related Persons in Sequence

By what path should a person called up walk to and from the bimah (reading platform)?

4 opinions across 2 eras

When should the first person called up descend from the bimah?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Timing of Descent

If a word in the Torah is written one way (ketiv) but read a different way (kri), how should it be read?

4 opinions across 2 eras