Taanit Esther Kriah

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

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

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

When the congregation recites the verses aloud, the Ba’al Koreh waits for silence before resuming. The one receiving the Aliyah begins these verses with the congregation, but ends with the Ba’al Koreh.