[Avodah] New Brachos

[rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com]

Someone on another list commented that Teimanim STILL do the Targum on
the Torah and Haftara readings which led me to query:

1 How come Sephardim no longer do Targum? [OK I understand why - but
here's the kicker:]
2 And since they don't - how can they make a brachah on the Torah
Reading - since the reading without Targum fails to conform to Hazal's
requirements - it should be a doubtful brachah?

[OTOH For ashkenazim it's no problem. It's no worse than a Minhag]

IOW given that S'phardim have dropped the Targum, it's AT LEAST a safeiq
if the q'riah still triggers a brachah as per Hazal's model! So why not
lain w/o a brachah - after all s'feiq brachos l'haqeil!

Or restore the Targum and then it's a no-brainer.

KT
RRW
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