Prayer Abroad
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Question
Hello, We are a group abroad conducting a minyan in a courtyard, and I have a few questions: 1. What is the ruling on saying Tachanun when there is no Torah scroll? 2. What is the ruling on Shabbat regarding the Torah reading when there is no Torah scroll? Should we read from a Chumash individually or together, or not read at all? 3. What is the ruling regarding the Priestly Blessing in prayers? Thank you in advance.
Answer
Hello,
1. Tachanun is recited without falling on the face.
2. Read from a Chumash, although this does not fulfill the obligation, and only to ensure that the Torah reading is not forgotten.
3. The Priestly Blessing is recited as usual.
Source
Mishnah Berurah, Siman 143, S"K 9
Do not bless on them - and in a settlement where there is no Torah scroll, it is correct to read from Chumashim without a blessing so that the Torah reading is not forgotten, and do not call up the readers by name as is customary for a Torah scroll, but the chazzan reads everything aloud before them: