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Shabbat · Orach Chaim 282

Bathing in Hot Water on Shabbat

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Is it permitted to add readers (aliyot) beyond the required seven on Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Number of Aliyot

May additional aliyot be added beyond the required number on Yom Tov?

4 opinions across 3 eras

Number of Aliyot on Yom Tov

May multiple people be called to read the same Torah portion (i.e., may an aliyah section be repeated for additional readers)?

5 opinions across 3 eras

Repetition of Sections

Are women and minors eligible to receive an aliyah and count toward the required number of readers?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Eligibility for Aliyah

Is it prohibited to receive an aliyah or read Torah with an uncovered head?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Dress and Decorum

May a mamzer (person of forbidden lineage) receive an aliyah?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Eligibility for Aliyah

What is the status of the maftir: does he count toward the required number of aliyot, and must Kaddish precede his reading?

3 opinions across 2 eras

May a minor serve as maftir for special Torah portions such as Parshat Zakhor, Parshat Para, or other Arba Parshiyot?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Minor as Maftir

If no other person knows how to read the haftara and only someone who already had an aliyah can do so, how does the maftir proceed?

2 opinions

Re-using a Prior Oleh

If the sheliach tzibbur erred and completed the parasha with only six aliyot and then said Kaddish, must a seventh aliyah be added before maftir?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Errors in Torah Reading

If a word or verse was skipped in the Shabbat morning Torah reading, must the congregation go back and re-read it?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Errors in Torah Reading

May an unlearned but wealthy and influential person (am ha-aretz nikbad) be called to the Torah before Torah scholars?

1 opinions

Order of Aliyot