מנהגי קריאת התוכחה

מנהגי קריאת התוכחה

There is a מנהג not to stand facing the בעל קריאה — in front of the בימה — when he leins the תוכחה.

A second מנהג is that the עולה before the תוכחה leaves the בימה immediately after his Aliyah, without waiting for the conclusion of the next Aliyah.

In many shuls throughout the year, when the Gabai wishes to give an Aliyah to the בעל קריאה, he does not call out “יעמוד פלוני בן פלוני”, since the בעל קריאה is already standing at the בימה. Instead, he simply signals to him to take the next Aliyah.

From here developed the מנהג that the בעל קריאה receives the Aliyah of the תוכחה — because, practically, there is no need to call him up.

Originally, however, the Minhag was quite different: it was written explicitly in the contract that the שמש must take the Aliyah of the תוכחה.

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The רמ״א writes that for this Aliyah one should call up “יעמוד מי שירצה” — without mentioning a name — meaning: whoever is willing to accept this Aliyah.

The מקור חיים writes that “מי שירצה” is a חיוב to be עולה on the first day of ראש השנה & שבועות. Many mistakenly think that anyone who wants becomes a חיוב. This doesn't make any sense. But he is referring to the person who was willing to be עולה; the תוכחה he is being compensated for by receiving a עלייה on the first day of ראש השנה and on the first day of שבועות. on the first Yom Tov that follows. the תוכחה

* אגרא דפרקא, דרכי תשובה, מנחת אלעזר

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