[Avodah] Cancel Simchas Torah!

[Saul Guberman via Avodah]

On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 3:42 PM, Prof. Levine <llevine at stevens.edu> wrote:


> I merely sent out an email that I received.  It is not necessarily my
> opinion.
>
> That being said,  IMO  I think that much of what goes on in shuls on ST is
> not appropriate.  Drunkenness,  eating large quantities of food,
> silliness, etc.  are,  IMO,  not appropriate for ST.  Have a look at  A.
> Ya'ari's sefer  Toldos Chag Simchas Torah to see how ST was celebrated over
> the centuries.
> SNIP
> I see no need to cancel this kind of ST davening and hence ST can proceed
> in this fashion IMO.
>
> YL
>
>
A/A is for discussion.

What does running a Minyan with your decorum rules and your timing have to
do with cancelling the 7th hakafa to mourn a tragedy?  The premise of the
piece that you posted is to have some mourning /awareness of tragedy during
the Chag.   That is what I am commenting on.  We can have another
conversation about the halalchically appropriateness of the various
practices done in many shuls on Simchas Torah.

Saul
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