Halakhic Thought

[debka_notion]

So the egal minyan at JTS does not give the first and second aliyot to a kohen and levi, respectively. However today the person to whom they gave the first aliyah was a kohen. And they went on about their usual progression, so the next person was not a levi, nor did they give the second aliyah to the same person. And I understand not giving out aliyot based on that status issue, and since it was established for the sake of peace, I wouldn't complain about a minyan that does not hold by it for the sake of peace. But once you do call a kohen for the aliyah- I do wonder what the best choice of action would have been. On the other hand, they had handed out the aliyot in advance, and I know that once you call someone, you don't replace them, even if you should have called someone else- so maybe handing out the aliyot has some of the same status. It's just an interesting thing to think about.

Comments

[shirei-shibolim.livejournal.com]

Okay, silly example. Would you give an aliyyah to a man who's in cherem for being a recalcitrant husband?

[gimmelgirl.livejournal.com]

:sigh:

See my point below about WHO usually gets put into cherem - it's liberal rabbis.

I was really just trying to make a joke about you know, say, Spinoza? Remember, my journal's subtitle is Beit Shammai.... Just trying to funny.