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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">“I was
recently in a shul where they took out the sefer Torah, opened<BR>it and carried
it all around the shul, showing everyone with a yad<BR>where the beginning of
the keri'ah is. I had never seen this before,<BR>and was wondering if this is a
common practice. Is it mentioned in<BR>halachic sources, or does it simply
manifest someone's enthusiasm?"
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt tahoma"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>I have seen this in
many Sephardi shuls. Definitely not unusual. I can’t imagine any reason not to.
I would think letting people see the place better (actually at a distance where
they can make out the letters) would only be good.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt tahoma"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>B’ahavat
Yisrael,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt tahoma"><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>-Eitan
Levy</FONT></DIV>
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