Can One Sit Down During the Hakafot?

Quiz

1 - When one sees a Sefer Torah being taken from one place to another, he is required to:

• Go and kiss it
• Stand up
• Bow

2 - Between Hakafot and those holding sifrei Torah are standing, is one allowed to sit? l

• No
• Yes.
• Some say that one is feeling weak may sit relying on the opinion that that this is regarded as if the Sefer Torah is in its place

3 - If there is a circle of people dancing around someone holding the Sefer Torah, is this regarded as a barrier before the Sefer Torah allowing one to sit?

• Yes
• No
• Only if the Sefer Torah cannot be seen