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BTGuy
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There is a good point here that may involve shul politics.

Galila in my shul is usually given to kids or those perceived to look and be less frum.

The chashuva people who usually get aliyahs never seem to be asked to do galila when on the Shabbos they are not given aliyahs.

Personally, I have been asked a few times to open the curtain when they take the Torah out, and I once said I prefer not because I lose my place in davening at some point. And for me, I am there to daven to Hashem.

Anyway, I was conflicted between accepting the honor versus losing my place and concentration in davening.

Aside from the objectivity everyone is offering, I see the point of the poster regarding the politics of the shul.

Such roles should be given out equitably so that on one perceives a trend of which honors are given to people “perceived” to be more Godly.