Practicing Shabbos Torah Reading on Tisha B’Av
Question
I am scheduled to be the Bal Koreh at my shul this coming Shabbos. I need to rehearse the reading some time this week. But I am busy with work all week and have little free time. The one exception is I am off the entire day on Thursday for Tisha B’Av. I know one is not supposed to study Torah on Tisha B’Av. But in this case it is a necessity. Making time on other days is not an option. The congregational rabbi is away now and is unreachable at the moment and he has entrusted me with this task. Can one study Torah reading on Tisha B’Av in order to be able to read properly at a later date?
Answers
It is better not to practice the Torah Reading on Tisha b’Av, itself. What I would suggest is that you spend Thursday night after the Fast going over the Torah Reading.
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