## Sefer Chasidim Siman 639

###### Sefer Chasidim 639:1
[Sefer Chasidim 639:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sefer%20Chasidim/r/639:1)

בעיר אחת באו איש ובנו וציוה האב לבנו כשיקרא בתורה שלא ילך על ברכיו לנשק כי היו הרבה שם שלא היו להם בנים וציוה לבנו כן כדי שלא יהא להם עגמת נפש:

**Medieval Jewish mysticism, translated by Sholom Alchanan Singer. Northbrook, Ill. Whitehall Co., 1971:**
A father and a son came to a city whereupon the farher commanded his son that during the time he will be reading The Torah he shouldn't get down on his knees and go kiss the Torah for there were many people there who didn't have sons and he commanded so in that he won't cause them distress.