Is it permitted for the chazan (prayer leader) to hold the Sefer Torah while reciting Yekum Purkan and similar prayers on Shabbat?
Synopsis
The Mishnah Berurah rules that the chazan may hold the Sefer Torah while reciting Yekum Purkan because the intent is to pray for Torah scholars, making the holding purposeful and not merely protective.
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