[Avodah] Why is it permitted to dance and clap on Simchas Torah,

[Simon Montagu]

On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 11:19 PM Micha Berger via Avodah <
avodah at lists.aishdas.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 03:59:14PM -0400, Prof. Levine wrote:
> > When I said that ST is D'Rabbonon I meant that the second day of SA is
> > D'Rabbonon.
>
> Which means you're okay with banning ST celebrations in Israel?
>

I believe that doing so would be a great Tikkun. The heter "lichvod
haTorah" doesn't convince me at all: all the dancing and singing and
drinking and shmoozing *while the Torah is being read* seem to me the
opposite of kavod. Ditto the practice of calling up everybody in the shul,
which is not even a halachic requirement.

I only wish I could find a minyan that agrees with me on these points.
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