Taanis 28a: Is the Gemara’s Question About Krias HaTorah — or Saying Torah She’baal Peh by Heart?

22/06/2025 2 min

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Episode Synopsis

This episode dives into the core chakirah behind the Gemara’s question: when it asks whether a yachid can read Torah al peh for the tzibbur, is the issue a din in krias haTorah—that the mitzvah requires ksav and a Sefer Torah? Or is the question rooted in the general issur of saying Torah sheb’al peh by heart? We’ll explore the yesodos in the Gra, the Maharam Mintz, and the Magen Avraham, and bring out key nafka minos: Is it a problem in the cheftza of the Torah being said, or in the gavra’s manner of fulfilling the mitzvah?

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