Can We Add Aliyot to the Torah Reading?

About this episode

The episode discusses the permissibility of adding aliyot to accommodate students in a b'nai mitzvah program during a Shabbat service.

I am starting an adult b'nai mitzvah program this year and will be holding a Shabbat morning service for the students in the program. I have twelve students participating and am trying to figure out a way to give them each an individual aliyah. Is it permissible to add aliyot in order to do so? If so, would you repeat an aliyah or divide the aliyot into smaller sections? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.org Music featured in this episode: Amer...

Topics covered

• aliyah
• Torah reading
• b'nai mitzvah
• Shabbat service
• Jewish law

Keywords

• aliyot
• Torah reading
• b'nai mitzvah program
• Shabbat morning service
• individual aliyah

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