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?
Synopsis
Authorities dispute whether reading with blessings from a defective scroll is permitted in extreme hardship; the Mechaber prohibits it, but some permit it under duress.
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