Laws of Reading the Torah

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hilchot_Kriyat_HaTorah
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Jewish_community
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laws of Reading the Torah
gptkbp:legalSystem public reading on Mondays, Thursdays, Shabbat, and holidays
lifting and dressing the Torah (hagbah and gelilah)
aliyot for kohen, levi, yisrael
blessings before and after reading
children's participation (varies by community)
correcting mistakes during reading
haftarah reading
handling of the Torah scroll
minimum number of aliyot
order of Torah reading
prohibition of reading by heart
prohibition of skipping verses
reading from a kosher Torah scroll
reading in Hebrew
reading the Megillah on Purim (related custom)
reading the Song of the Sea on Parshat Beshalach
reading the Ten Commandments on Shavuot
reading the Torah on Pesach
reading the Torah on Rosh Chodesh
reading the Torah on Rosh Hashanah
reading the Torah on Shavuot
reading the Torah on Simchat Torah
reading the Torah on Sukkot
reading the Torah on Yom Kippur
reading the Torah on fast days
reading the curses in a low voice
reading the maftir
reading the weekly parsha
reading with a minyan
repairing a damaged Torah scroll
requirement for cantillation (trop)
requirement for clear pronunciation
role of the baal koreh (reader)
role of the gabbai
rolling the Torah to the correct place
special readings for holidays
standing during the reading
who may be called to the Torah
women's participation (varies by community)
reading from a scroll written by a qualified scribe
gptkbp:regulates public Torah reading
gptkbp:text gptkb:Talmud
gptkb:Mishneh_Torah
gptkb:Shulchan_Aruch
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mishneh_Torah
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5