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Sukkot · Orach Chaim 669

Simchat Torah

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What is the order of Torah readings on Simchat Torah in the diaspora where two days of Yom Tov are observed?

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May multiple readers be called up to read from the same Torah section on Simchat Torah, even if it means reading the identical passage multiple times?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Multiple Readings

Should children be called up to the Torah on Simchat Torah, and what blessing is recited for them?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Children's Participation

Who should be honored as the person who finishes the Torah (Chosson Torah), and may a child fulfill this role?

2 opinions across 2 eras

In a place with only two Torah scrolls available, how should the readings be arranged on Simchat Torah?

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Adaptations with Limited Scr…

Should Simchat Torah readings be repeated multiple times on the evening of Simchat Torah, and what section should be read?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Evening Readings

Are additional lights customarily kindled in the synagogue on Simchat Torah, and for what purpose?

1 opinions

Is dancing and rejoicing with the Torah scrolls permitted on Simchat Torah, and what activities are forbidden?

1 opinions

Celebration and Rejoicing

What is the proper charitable practice for those who are honored with finishing and beginning the Torah on Simchat Torah?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Charitable Donations

Is it customary to circle the synagogue's pulpit/bimah with Torah scrolls on Simchat Torah, and how many times?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Hakafot (Processions)

What is the rabbinic source and significance for making a festive meal in honor of completing the Torah?

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Theological Basis

On Simchat Torah, should one be careful not to eliminate or abandon customs that have been established in honor of rejoicing with the Torah?

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Preservation of Custom

May a Kohen or Levi be honored as Chosson Torah (finisher) or Chosson Bereishit (beginner) on Simchat Torah?

1 opinions

When the same person has already been called to the Torah in an earlier aliyah, may he also be honored as Chosson Torah or Chosson Bereishit?

1 opinions

Multiple Honors

When a person who finishes reading from the Torah and another who begins do not read from the same scroll, may the second person read directly from his scroll without a gap?

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