Author Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Chapter 16: The Torah reading of Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur 1. Rosh Hashanah: A. Background of Yom Tov reading: Moshe Rabbeinu established for the Jewish people that on every Yom Tov one is to read the Torah portion dealing […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Chapter 15: The Torah reading of Pesach, Shavuos & Sukkos 1.The General laws of Yom Tov Kerias Hatorah: One removes two Sifrei Torah from the ark. Five people are called to 1st Torah and the 6th to Maftir. [On Shabbos […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Chapter 14: The four Parshiyos   The four extra Parshiyos read in relation to the month of Adar: · Shekalim · Zachor · Parah · Hachodesh   Time chart for the Four Parshiyos   Shabbos before RC Adar First Shabbos […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Chapter 13: The Torah reading of Rosh Chodesh[1] 1. Weekday Rosh Chodesh: When: On Rosh Chodesh the Torah is read during the Shacharis prayer immediately after Hallel, Kaddish Tiskabel [and Shir Shel Yom]. Amount of Aliyos:[2] There are a total […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Chapter 12: The Maftir and Haftorah[1] 1. The Historical background of the Maftir and Haftorah: A. The Haftorah:[2] The reading of the weekly Haftorah from the Prophets was established by the Anshei Kneses Hagedola[3] as a continuation of the accustomed […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Chapter 11: After the reading 1. Half Kaddish:[1] A. The custom and background:[2] After the completion of the reading, half Kaddish is recited. [This applies by all Torah readings.[3]] The following is the historical background on this custom: After the […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Chapter 10: Mistakes in the reading & Invalidations found in the Sefer Torah 1. Mistakes in the reading:[1] *This Halacha only discusses mispronunciations and mistakes in the Taamim. For missed words or letters-See Halacha 2! A. Mispronunciations: The law of […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Chapter 9: The Laws pertinent to the reading 1. A valid Aliyah: The start and end points of the Aliyos and cases of invalidation:[1] A. Introduction-The practical division of Aliyos accustomed today: Customarily, all Chumashim today contain stopping points for […]

This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me on Amazon.com Chapter 8: The laws pertinent to the congregation during the reading 1. Paying attention to the blessings and reading, and following along in a Chumash: A. The blessings: Paying attention to the blessing:[1] It is an obligation upon the congregation […]