May one person be called up to read from two different Torah scrolls in the same service?
Synopsis
One person may not read from two different Torah scrolls consecutively because it appears as if he is impugning (pegam) the first scroll — implying it is defective. Three different people reading from three scrolls on the same occasion (e.g., Rosh Chodesh Tevet on Shabbat) raises no such concern.
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