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Sunday October 20th, 2019

Can One Sit Down During the Hakafot?

Rav Yosef COWEN

Quiz

1 - When one sees a Sefer Torah being taken from one place to another, he is required to:

Go and kiss it
Stand up
Bow

2 - Between Hakafot and those holding sifrei Torah are standing, is one allowed to sit? l

No
Yes.
Some say that one is feeling weak may sit relying on the opinion that that this is regarded as if the Sefer Torah is in its place

3 - If there is a circle of people dancing around someone holding the Sefer Torah, is this regarded as a barrier before the Sefer Torah allowing one to sit?