Turning Back to the Torah Scroll
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Question
Hello,
A person sitting in the front rows of the synagogue, during the Torah reading when the reader and the scroll are behind him, should he turn to face the scroll?
Answer
Hello
Indeed, there is an issue with turning one's back to the Torah scroll, but in the case where the scroll is on the bimah, there is usually no concern, because the bimah, which is ten tefachim high and four tefachim wide, is considered a separate place.
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