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]

I tend to be a bit sloppy on these fora.

You mean forums. Or better, forumses.

[gimmelgirl.livejournal.com]

No, I meant "fora," as I was likening the communities of livejournal to the ancient Roman public squares or marketplaces used for judicial and other business.

Or better, forumopotomi.

[shirei-shibolim.livejournal.com]

Yes, I caught that.

You know, technically forum just means "hole in the ground," which nicely sums up some LJ communities I know of.