Wednesday, May 27, 2015

What is wrong with this picture?

....יעמוד ברק חוסיין בן
One who gets an Aliya should be standing on the right side the baal korei on the left
President Obama called to the Torah in a reform shul

5 comments:

  1. I am guessing the Sefer is upside down as well. So perhaps he is on the right side.

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  2. The ellipsis is extremely accurate.

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  3. Don't mean to nit pick, or chas v'sholom defend this odd aliyah, but there are places that are noheg that the baal koreh stands to the right.

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  4. Look at the positive - both the Jews are wearing kippot.

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  5. Maybe Baraq is the Baal Koreh?

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