Standing For A Sefer Torah
When does respect for a Sefer Torah require standing? Is it only during actual tefilah or other times too? Furthermore, must you stand whenever an Aron ha-Kodesh with a sefer Torah is open such as during Tefilat Ne’ilah? Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he explores the halachot of standing for a sefer Torah.
Standing For A Sefer Torah: Standing For A Sefer Torah
When must you stand in honor of the Sefer Torah?
Must you stand whenever the Aron ha-Kodesh is open?
Why is standing required?
A Hebrew source sheet is available through the links in both WORD format and pdf. In class we will translate and explain the sources.
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.