TopicSimchas Torah
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Sukka on Shemini Atzeres
Question: I know that some people eat in the sukka on Shemini Atzeres while others don’t. My parents aren’t religious and so I don’t have a specific custom. What should I do? Answer: The Gemara (Sukka 47a) writes that there …
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Children getting Aliyos on Simchas Torah
Question: At what age should our son get his own aliya on Simchas Torah? Answer: The Rema (OC 669:1) writes that on Simchas Torah we add on extra aliyos, reading the same parsha a few times. The Mishna Berura (669:12) exp…