[Avodah] Ramp On!

[Ilana Sober]

When my husband z"l was using a wheelchair, there were shuls where he never
got an aliyah because the Rav felt it was not proper kavod for him to sit
while the aliyah was read (he could stand long enough to make the brachot).
I also seem to recall a few times when he came home from shul and mentioned
that he had been the only one sufficiently prepared to lein (on a weekday),
but the Rav chose a more bdiavad solution rather than having him lein
sitting down. I don't remember all the details, and I can't quote you the
halachic sources, but I do recall that Moshe had respect for this psak and
didn't resent it.

Come to think of it, I also never get an aliyah or get asked to lein... In
both cases, kavod hatzibur, or kavod haTorah, requires "discrimination."

Chodesh tov,
Ilana
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