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Siman 584 - The Order of the Torah Reading on Rosh HaShanah

 

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Siman 584, se'if 1

 

(a) Is Hallel included in the prayer services of Rosh HaShanah or Yom Kippur? [Request "Halacha Sources" discussion]

          The Shulchan Aruch writes (put simply): No.

          [Classic sources: Rosh HaShanah 32b (points12c-d).]

 

(b) When is it the minhag to say the prayer of "Avinu Malkeinu"? [Request "Halacha Sources" discussion]

          The Rema writes (put simply): It is said, in full, [on Rosh HaShanah (at least),] when it is not Shabbos.

          [Classic sources: See Ta'anis 25b (point3f).]

 

(c) What kind of supplement is added to the morning prayer services of Rosh HaShanah? [Request "Halacha Sources" discussion]

          The Rema writes (put simply): Liturgical poems and [similar] prayers are said at length, reaching until mid-day.

 

 

Siman 584, se'if 2

 

(a) What is the Torah reading for the first day of Rosh HaShanah? [Request "Halacha Sources" discussion]

          The Shulchan Aruch writes (put simply): Five aliyahs (seven on Shabbos) from the birth of Yitzchak until just before the "akeidah" in one Sefer Torah, and "maftir" from the "parsha" of Rosh HaShanah within [the "parsha" of] "Pinchas" in a second Sefer Torah.

          [Classic sources: Megillah 31a (points1f8-9i) (and 21a (points2f,h)).]

 

(b) What is the "haftarah" reading for the first day of Rosh HaShanah? [Request "Halacha Sources" discussion]

          The Shulchan Aruch writes (put simply): From the beginning of Shmuel until the end of the "Song of Channah".

          [Classic sources: Megillah 31a (points1f8-9i).]

 

(c) Is there a minhag on Rosh HaShanah to give the shofar blower an aliyah, from the main part of the Torah reading? [Request "Halacha Sources" discussion]

          The Rema writes (put simply): Yes.

 

Siman 584, se'if 3

 

May one bring a Sefer Torah to people in prison on Rosh HaShanah? [Request "Halacha Sources" discussion]

          The Shulchan Aruch writes (put simply): No.

          [Classic sources: Yerushalmi Yoma 36b-37a.]

 

 

Siman 584, se'if 4

 

When on Rosh HaShanah should a circumcision be done? [Request "Halacha Sources" discussion]

          The Shulchan Aruch writes (put simply): Between the Torah reading and the shofar blowing.

          [Classic sources: See Zevachim 91a (point1m3).]