Torah Reading

The passage of Vayechal is read, provided that at least three congregants are fasting.

A non-fasting individual must still hear Krias Hatorah of Vayechal, but is not called up for an Aliya. [If he is the only Kohen or Levi, he should absent himself.] If he is called up, and declining the Aliya will pain him or minimize the honour of the Torah, he may accept the Aliya. In any case, he may perform Hagbah or Gelilah.

A non-fasting individual shouldn’t serve as the Ba’al Koreh, unless no one else can.

When the congregation recites the verses aloud, the Ba’al Koreh waits for silence before resuming. The Oileh begins these verses with the congregation but concludes with the Ba’al Koreh.