[Avodah] Correcting a bal korei

[Zev Sero]

On areivim, Dov Kaiser wrote:
> R. Meir G. Rabi wrote:
 
>> I believe that it was Reb Yakov who said that it makes no sense to 
>> correct the BaAl Koreh which may or does humiliate him and is an Issur 
>> DeOraysa, for the purposes of gaining a Takanah DeRabbanan.

> Drifting into Avodah territory, do you know where R. Yaakov said this, 
> as it contradicts a pretty clear Rema in OH, 142 that we do correct 
> mistakes that change the meaning of the words (contra the Manhig, who is 
> concerned about embarrassing the baal korei)?

Actually not contra the Manhig; the Ramo actually paskens *according* to
the Manhig, as he's understood by the BY and most other poskim, i.e. that
he's talking only about mistakes that don't change the meaning.  Only the
Bach understands him to be talking about all mistakes, and pretty much
only the Bach paskens that way, that a baal koreh should never be corrected
or made to go back.   (The Chayei Adam and the Biur Halacha say that if
the mistake was not realised until after leining was already over, so that
correcting it would require reopening the sefer torah and making new
brachos, then we can rely on the Bach.)

The opinion contra the Manhig is the Rambam, who holds that one must
correct for *every* mistake, even if it doesn't affect the meaning; and
that is the way the Tur and the BY pasken.

(Thanks to a discussion on Mahpach a few days ago, I just looked up all
of these.)

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