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

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

3 opinions

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

4 opinions across 3 eras

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

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

4 opinions

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

2 opinions

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

2 opinions

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

3 opinions

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