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Hi Rabbi, What is the Haftarah? I read that it is a section that is read in the Synagogue after the weekly Torah portion each week, but what does it mean? Thank you and Shabbat Shalom.

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If Kohen and Levi are present, the Aliyot are Kohen, Levi, Shlishi, Revii, etc. What happens in the following cases and what are the Aliyot called? Kohen YES NO NO Levi NO YES NO  

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I'm going on winter vacation out of the country. I'll probably be able to put together a minyan ,but we won't have a Sefer Torah to read from. Should we just skip the Torah reading, or would it be better to read it from a Chumash?

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OS 211I have read and heard that the Torah Service is actually a reenactment of the giving of the Torah at Har Sinai, with the bima representing Har Sinai etc. I can't find any sources for this. I would like to use this idea when I teach six graders the Torah Service. Any help would be appreciated.