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From
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/kyjso93" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/kyjso93</a><br><br>
<h4><b>By Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff</b></h4><font size=3><b>Question #1:
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</b>"I was recently in a <i>shul</i> where they took out the
<i>sefer</i> Torah, opened it and carried it all around the <i>shul</i>,
showing everyone with a <i>yad</i> where the beginning of the
<i>keri'ah</i> is. I had never seen this before, and was wondering if
this is a common practice. Is it mentioned in <i>halachic</i> sources, or
does it simply manifest someone's enthusiasm?"<br><br>
<b>Question #2:<br><br>
</b>Is there any <i>halachic </i>basis for the custom on <i>Simchas
Torah</i> of reversing the <i>sefer Torah </i>so that the writing faces
away from the <i>magbiah</i>?<br><br>
See the above URL for more. YL</font></body>
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