Did You Know That
Menucha Magazine | May 15, 2025
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Did You Know That

Menucha Magazine | June 27, 2025

You probably knew that from the words קדוש יהיה לך of this week‘s parsha (Emor) we learn that we need to act with honor towards Kohanim. But did you know that if let’s say there are 21 men in the shul, and 20 of them are Kohanim, and one is Yisroel, the Yisroel is the one who receives the 1st Aliya!? [See Shulchan Aruch OC 135:12, with the commentaries of the Mishna Berura there]

You probably knew that from the words קדוש יהיה לך of this week‘s parsha (Emor) we learn that we need to act with honor towards Kohanim. But did you know that if let’s say there are 21 men in the shul, and 20 of them are Kohanim, and one is Yisroel, the Yisroel is the one who receives the 1st Aliya!? [See Shulchan Aruch OC 135:12, with the commentaries of the Mishna Berura there]

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