Simchat Torah: Everyone Gets an Aliya
Aside from Simchat Torah, we would not repeat the Torah reading just to create more opportunities for aliyot. Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he examines the sources for this practice on Simchat Torah with an aim to understanding what justifies it.
Simchat Torah: Everyone Gets an Aliya: Simchat Torah: Everyone Gets an Aliyat
On Simchat Torah, it is nowadays customary to call the whole congregation, one after another, to recite the brachot on the reading of the Torah.
Since recitation of unnecessary brachot is prohibited so as not to use Gd’s name in vain, this custom calls for explanation.
A source sheet in both WORD format and pdf is available through the links. In class we will survey the history, development, and halachic justification for this custom.
In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertﾠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.