Going up to the Torah before a Bar Mitzvah:
Sometimes for various reasons parents of a Bar Mitzvah boy wish to have the boy go up to the Torah before he has actually reached his thirteenth birthday. Is it possible to accommodate their wishes?
Answer: If a case of great need, a child may go up for Maftir when close in age to Bar- Mitzvah but before actually reaching thirteen, Bar Mitzvah, and he may also read from the Torah. However, he should not read the entire Parasha before having reached Bar-Mitzvah.