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146 ‎[1] **To Not Speak During The Torah Reading. Containing 4 Se'ifim:**
It is forbidden to exit [the synagogue] and leave the Torah while it is open. But between one person's [aliyah] and the next, it is permitted. ‎[2] Once the reader began reading from the Torah, it is forbidden to speak even words of Torah, and even between one aliyah and the next, and even if one already finished the parsha. And there are some who permit learning quietly. And there are some who say that if there are ten men who are listening (meaning, they are paying attention) to the Torah reading, then it is permitted to discuss [words of Torah] (Beit Yosef in the name of Mahari"a). And there are some who permit it for those for whom Torah is their profession. And some permit it for one who turns his face away before they open the Torah scroll, who [by doing so] indicates that he does not wish to listen to the Torah reading, but rather [wants] to learn, and he may begin learning. And to recite "Shnayim Mikrah, Ve'echad Targum" (ie. the practice of "reading [each verse] twice, and [the aramaic] translation once") during the Torah reading is permitted. And all this is not regarding Parshat Zachor and Parshat Parah which must be read with [a quorum of] ten [men] due to them being Torah level mitzvot that one must concentrate and hear from the reader. And it is proper that for all the parshiot [throughout the year], it is fitting to be scrupulous with these things and pay attention and hear them from the reader. ‎[3] It is forbidden to speak when the Maftir is reading from the Prophets until he finishes, just like with the Torah. ‎[4] There is no need to stand up during the reading of the Torah. [There are those who are stringent and stand, and that was the practice of the Mahara"m]. [Mordechi - chapter "Rebbi Eliezer d'Milah"]
Version: Sefaria Community Translation
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