Can the prayer leader perform the opening
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Question
Can the prayer leader open the ark and take out the Torah scroll himself and then carry it, or must it be done by someone else?
Answer
There is a custom for someone else to perform the opening, and the prayer leader takes it out and hands it to the prayer leader.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 282, סעיף 1) Aruch HaShulchan (סעיף 1).
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