{"product_id":"5733","title":"The Laws and Customs of Krias HaTorah","description":"           \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e An Adaption of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSefer Sha'arei Ephraim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e    *The wrong \u003ci style=\"\"\u003esefer Torah\u003c\/i\u003e has been taken out in shul. \"Rolling\" it to the correct place will cause significant \u003ci style=\"\"\u003etircha d'tzibura.\u003c\/i\u003e Can the \u003ci style=\"\"\u003esefer Torah\u003c\/i\u003e be switched?\u003cbr\u003e     *The \u003ci style=\"\"\u003egabbai\u003c\/i\u003e called someone up for \u003ci\u003eshvi'i\u003c\/i\u003e. The potential \u003ci\u003eoleh \u003c\/i\u003eindicated that he is a \u003ci\u003ekohen\u003c\/i\u003e. What should the \u003ci\u003egabbai\u003c\/i\u003e do now?\u003cbr\u003e      *A \u003ci style=\"\"\u003esefer Torah\u003c\/i\u003e was brought to a \u003ci style=\"\"\u003ebeis avel\u003c\/i\u003e, where it was used only once or twice, since part of the \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eshivah\u003c\/i\u003e was in another location. After the \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eshivah\u003c\/i\u003e, is it necessary to conduct additional \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eminyanim\u003c\/i\u003e in the \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eavel's\u003c\/i\u003e home so that the \u003ci style=\"\"\u003esefer Torah\u003c\/i\u003e should be used three times before being returned?\u003cbr\u003e     *May an Ashkenazi be \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eyotzei\u003c\/i\u003e with the \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eKrias HaTorah\u003c\/i\u003e of a Sephardi, or vice versa? May an Israeli get \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eChassan Torah\u003c\/i\u003e on Simchas Torah outside of Eretz Yisrael?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003esefer Torah\u003c\/i\u003e is the holiest of all Jewish articles. As such, extreme respect must be shown both toward it and to \u003ci\u003eKrias HaTorah\u003c\/i\u003e in general--which includes observing all the numerous halachos of \u003ci\u003eKrias HaTorah\u003c\/i\u003e. But where can one find the ins and outs of those many halachos?\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSha'arei Ephraim\u003c\/i\u003e, written some 200 years ago by Harav Ephraim Zalman Margolis \u003ci\u003ezt\"l\u003c\/i\u003e, is a comprehensive \u003ci\u003esefer\u003c\/i\u003e on the \u003ci\u003ehalachos\u003c\/i\u003e of \u003ci\u003eKrias HaTorah.\u003c\/i\u003e The Chafetz Chaim himself refers frequently to it in his \u003ci\u003eMishnah Berurah\u003c\/i\u003e. But the \u003ci\u003eSha'arei Ephraim\u003c\/i\u003e is written in Lashon Hakodesh and thus has largely been inaccessible to the English-speaking public...until now.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSefer Otzar Hakriah - The Laws and Customs of Krias HaTorah \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eis an English adaptation of the \u003ci\u003eSha'arei Ephraim\u003c\/i\u003e. Written in a clear, user-friendly format, this \u003ci\u003esefer\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a great resource for \u003ci\u003erabbanim \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003egabbaim\u003c\/i\u003e, it is a handbook for every person who goes to shul. Many common and not-so-common questions about the laws of \u003ci\u003eKrias HaTorah\u003c\/i\u003e are dealt with in this book, including all of the above scenarios. Extensive footnotes include the customs of Sephardim and other communities with regard to \u003ci\u003eKrias HaTorah\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003esefer\u003ci\u003e...excels in both the precise halachah, clarity, and proper logic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e--Harav Asher Weiss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003esefer\u003ci\u003e is written with immense proficiency, clearly, and is easily understood. I really enjoyed it. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eHarav Simcha Bunim Cohen\u003cbr\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   By Rabbi Mordechai Fishman\u003c\/p\u003e            ","brand":"Israel Bookshop Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48078776664364,"sku":"LA261","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/7191\/3516\/products\/the-laws-and-customs-of-krias-hatorah-maayan-judaica.gif?v=1727682729","url":"https:\/\/maayanjudaica.com\/products\/5733","provider":"Maayan Judaica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}