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# Even those who are strict about not dancing or clapping on [[Shabbat]] and [[Yom Tov]] all year round are lenient about dancing and clapping on Simchat Torah in order to give respect to the completion of Torah.<ref>Nitei Gavriel ([[Sukkot]] 93:9), Chazon Ovadya p. 456-7</ref> However, playing musical instruments is absolutely forbidden on Simchat Torah, both in Israel and outside Israel.<ref>Chazon Ovadya p. 458</ref> | # Even those who are strict about not dancing or clapping on [[Shabbat]] and [[Yom Tov]] all year round are lenient about dancing and clapping on Simchat Torah in order to give respect to the completion of Torah.<ref>Nitei Gavriel ([[Sukkot]] 93:9), Chazon Ovadya p. 456-7</ref> However, playing musical instruments is absolutely forbidden on Simchat Torah, both in Israel and outside Israel.<ref>Chazon Ovadya p. 458</ref> | ||
# It is praiseworthy to engage in the celebration of Simchat Torah with dancing and clapping as much as one is able. <Ref>Chazon Ovadya p. 462. M.B 669:11 Just as King David danced with all of his strength when the Aron was brought to Yerushalaim (Shmuel 2, 6, 14), so too have many great scholars and elders danced with all of their strength on Simchat Torah including the Arizal and the Gra.</ref> | # It is praiseworthy to engage in the celebration of Simchat Torah with dancing and clapping as much as one is able. <Ref>Chazon Ovadya p. 462. M.B 669:11 Just as King David danced with all of his strength when the Aron was brought to Yerushalaim (Shmuel 2, 6, 14), so too have many great scholars and elders danced with all of their strength on Simchat Torah including the Arizal and the Gra.</ref> | ||
# In some shuls, the bima is encircled 3 times, while in other shuls the bima is encircled 7 times.<ref>M.B. 669:10</ref> # One should be careful not to give a Sefer Torah to a young child to dance with because he may drop it. <Ref>Chazon Ovadya p. 463</ref> | # In some shuls, the bima is encircled 3 times, while in other shuls the bima is encircled 7 times.<ref>M.B. 669:10</ref> | ||
# One should be careful not to give a Sefer Torah to a young child to dance with because he may drop it. <Ref>Chazon Ovadya p. 463</ref> | |||
# Some say that having a person ride on someone else's shoulders is a bad minhag. <Ref>Chazon Ovadya p. 463</ref> | # Some say that having a person ride on someone else's shoulders is a bad minhag. <Ref>Chazon Ovadya p. 463</ref> | ||
# It is permitted for the elderly and and sick to sit between Hakafot but they should stand during the Hakafot and when the Sifrei Torha are being returned to the Heichal. Healthy people should stand during the entire duration of Hakafot until the Sifrei Torah are returned to the Heichal. <ref>Chazon Ovadya p. 465</ref> | # It is permitted for the elderly and and sick to sit between Hakafot but they should stand during the Hakafot and when the Sifrei Torha are being returned to the Heichal. Healthy people should stand during the entire duration of Hakafot until the Sifrei Torah are returned to the Heichal. <ref>Chazon Ovadya p. 465</ref> | ||
