What is the l'chatchila (ideal) standard for how a Torah reader should prepare and read?
Synopsis
The Mishnah Berurah and Aruch HaShulchan both emphasize that the reader is obligated l'chatchila to prepare thoroughly and read precisely with cantillation, without rushing.
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