If a Torah reader errs in the pronunciation of even a single letter (in a way that changes the meaning), must he go back and re-read?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that any error affecting the meaning of a word requires the reader to return and re-read. The Rema confirms this applies to the communal Torah reader (chazzan) as well.
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