Doesn't Know How to Read the Maftir
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Question
Hello, A person who is present in a synagogue he is not accustomed to, and is called up for the maftir, but does not know how to read with the cantillation marks. How should he proceed?
Answer
Hello
He should go up and allow another to read in his place.
Source
Mishnah Berurah, Siman 284, S"K 8
Even one who does not know how to read the prophet himself, he should say all the blessings, and the chazzan will read the haftarah as he reads in the Sefer Torah
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