Must a Torah scroll be rolled with a cloth even outside the public Torah reading, such as while it is being inspected?
Some authorities say that the obligation to roll a Torah scroll only with a cloth applies specifically during a public Torah reading. In practice, however, Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef ruled that whenever one rolls the Torah scroll—including while inspecting it, preparing it for the next reading, or for any similar purpose—one must always use a cloth and not touch the parchment with one’s hands.
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