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Musaf Prayer

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What is the minimum number of adults required for public Torah reading?

1 opinions

If Torah reading begins with ten adults and some leave during the reading, may the reading continue?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Mid-Reading Departures

May a congregation read from five separate books of the Pentateuch even if properly rolled and written like a Torah scroll?

1 opinions

Unified vs. Separate Chumashim

May one recite the blessing on a Chumash (book of Torah), even if it is written on parchment in a rolled format like a Torah scroll?

2 opinions

Blessings over Chumashim

In a village with no valid Torah scroll, may the blessing be recited over a Chumash?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Blessing-Less Reading

When an error is discovered in a Torah scroll during reading, what should be done?

3 opinions

Discovery and Procedure

What constitutes a 'complete error' (ta'ut gamur) that requires removing and replacing the Torah scroll?

2 opinions

Types of Errors

If an error is discovered after the aliyah has already received its concluding blessing, must the reading be redone?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Post-Blessing Discovery

In an extreme circumstance where a congregation has only an invalid Torah scroll and no one can repair it, may they read from it with blessings?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Invalid Scroll, No Alternative

If one complete Chumash is intact without errors while the others have defects, may it be read from publicly?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Single Valid Chumash

In a congregation where only one person knows how to read, how should the Torah reading be conducted?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Where a valid Torah scroll exists but the prayer leader is not skilled in cantillation marks, what is the practice?

2 opinions

Prayer Leader Deficiency