Waiving an Aliyah to the Torah
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Question
The gabbai called someone for Maftir, and it became known that another person has a yahrzeit [anniversary]. Can he waive his aliyah for the person with the yahrzeit, or since he was called to the Torah and did not go up, his days and years are shortened, is he forbidden to waive?
Answer
He may waive, and his days will not be shortened, God forbid, because he is doing so out of concession.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 135, Mishnah Berurah, Se'if Katan 38 and 41.
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