<> Once the Torah is removed, the leader holds the Torah in front of the community and leads the community in chanting the central doxologies of Jewish faith, Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one (Deuteronomy 6:4), One is our God, great is our Lord, holy is His name, and Proclaim the Lords greatness with me; let us exalt God together (Psalms 34:4). The essence of Judaism is expressed through the study and keeping of Torah. "TUwk5en~$2SSSVP=G)4c*Rt4s-b++ue># ?~ic>zhvvV~C(A@=_`~FZruM$!{wBXiEPsw|m$rl98;A{'icqq )FF| ;0pf {u %kaKRCt+)irg%:r(%)Xv.,ZV;v VVV$VYWY>oy|^ZZ'6]V?66DQCkQ=$u;6%sk4Rd@abx$ In every synagogue, the Torah scrolls are kept in a cabinet called the Aron haKodesh, or holy ark. This is the section of the festival calendar in Leviticus that deals with the holiday on the first day of the seventh month, which is to be commemorated with loud blasts (zichron truah). Stephen Wise Free Synagogue is sustained by the generosity of our members and friends. endobj Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, who has given us a Torah of 21:1ff.]. When noahides are obligated to study the 7 mitswot from Torah, I can imagine that they can indeed say a blessing before and after reading/studying . The early rabbinic practice in the land of Israel, attested in the third chapter of Mishnah Megillah, was to read brief portions each time the Torah was read and to finish up the entire Torah over a period of three and a half to four years. Worship Services: Blessings for Reading the Torah Transliteration Havu Godel l'Eloheinu ut'nu chavod laTorah. Dr. Sarasonis Professor of Rabbinic Literature and Thought and the Associate Editor of the Hebrew Union College Annual. All rights reserved. Pronounced: ark, Origin: English, the place in the synagogue where the Torah scrolls are stored, also known as the aron kodesh, or holy cabinet. The attached letters are declarations of greetings to Noahides and to Brit Olam for their labors in disseminating the Torah of Israel around the world. Then kiss the tzitzit. For many, as they enter adulthood, with its competing demands and obligations, setting aside time for learning and especially for Jewish learning can be challenging indeed. On Shabbat, the weekly Torah reading is divided into seven sections and the honor of making a special blessing before and after the chanting of each section is distributed to different people in the congregation. 7M]9q&&&&&&J.}*,eJ)Yv.7g6Tf, 4aO?K&mx"|nzT;0wT S)/crJ7Y(H *^..dbbbbbGbHT(xY]xM);#XG `LkroRPft{Wy$25C"BrB_2!u;Xf&qE&gkOJ:N#p8l6ngT!S Keep in mind that during the blessing Before the reading, you say Bachar. Praised be Adonai, who is blessed for ever and ever. Stream Torah Reading Blessings Before And After by rabbicece on desktop and mobile. %PDF-1.5 This honor is called receiving an aliyah, or literally, going up, for it refers not only to physically ascending to the stage where the Torah is read, but also evoking the historic ascent to the Temple in Jerusalem. And God will have exalted the pride of His people, causing praise for all of his pious ones, for the people of Israel who are close to Him, Halleluyah! As the Torah is marched around the sanctuary a final time, the congregation sings Psalm 29 on Shabbat, or Psalm 24 on a festival or weekday. Blessing Before the Torah: Rabbis Darby J Leigh & Roni Handler Ritualwell .org The traditional blessing before reading from the Torah contains the phrase ( asher bakhar banu mikol ha'amim) "Praised are you Lord our God, ruler of the Universe, who has chosen us from among all peoples by giving us the Torah." Pronounced: shuh-BAHT or shah-BAHT, Origin: Hebrew, the Sabbath, from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. This is the blessing one says after the Torah is read publicly from the scroll At this point, prayers are recited for the health and welfare of the congregation, for the country in which the congregants live, the State of Israel, and world peace. Audio: Blessing After the Torah Reading Your audio recordings of the blessings before and after the Torah reading, as well as your interactive Kaddish trainer have been extremely helpful to me. stream One of G-d's mitzvot (commandments) to the Jewish People is to study Torah daily. Pronunced: TORE-uh, Origin: Hebrew, the Five Books of Moses. even though this Haftarah reading actually links to Gen. 21, the miraculous birth of Isaac, which is not read. 6 0 obj Let us read with our eyes and listen with our soulsand let our lives be transformed to what G-d intended them to be. The blessings before and after the Torah reading were recited only once, at the beginning and end of the entire reading, respectively. Blessed are you Adonai, who gives the Torah. 8 0 obj Reply As the Torah is raised (called Hagbah), the congregation chants the line, "This is the Torah that Moses set before the people Israel; the Torah, given by God, through Moses." After the Torah is wrapped but before it is put away, the maftir recites the blessings before (and after) the Haftarah. Mail was addressed to Monmouth Reformed Temple, and letters were addressed Dear Pastor.. 1. 3H.0sfGD(5)]rw@3wR[yG'=>33r(HVq(4mj}941U"nt)39nhc> ,E6nBsc1/J` *j.=4iQRjh\YQ6 ,nfiN ,nnN .nninn BLESSED ARE YOU, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, who has given us a Torah of truth, implanting within us eternal life. Blessing After Reading the Brit Chadashah A blessing you can recite after reading from the New Covenant Scriptures is: Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the universe, Who gave to us the Word of Truth and planted everlasting life in our midst. Thank you for subscribing to emails from ReformJudaism.org! This meant that the individual sections were longer, and the holiday readings as well. Gods providential care is signaled in the storys outcome, where Isaac is saved, and also in the rabbinic notion ofzechut akedat Yitschak, the merit of Isaacs near-sacrifice, which his descendents invoke during the penitential season. The Torah is alsoread twice each week, on Mondays and Thursdays, when ancient market days were held in the land of Israel; on Saturday afternoons, the Torah is also read. The Torah blessings before and after this reading are assigned to theMaftir, the person who reads the Haftarah. where the Torah reader points. As the Torah is raised, the prayer leader sings, Let them praise the name of God, for His name alone has been exalted (Psalm 115:18). <>>> ), was to take out two scrolls on all holidays and to read from the second scroll the Torahs account, in Numbers 28-29, of the mandated sacrifices for that particular day. Before the Baal Kriah, or Torah reader who has prepared to chant one or more of the subdivided portions called an aliyah begins, the congregant honored ascends to the bimah, or stage, to chant the special blessings. Hebrew English Torah Index | Torah Summary | PaRDeS | Orach Chayim Index | Articles of Interest | Home. The reading relates to theZichronottheme of the holiday, which is all about Gods taking note of Israels needs on Rosh Hashanah. xS[Otp]M3I'0}c^p 3uMX!BHBbc.9:D@ @ 5Ffgg"L?fk.,,=sFPe^i\]]M{p#/mJO9@`#6k Rabbinic aggadic traditions maintain that God took providential note of five barren women on Rosh Hashanah Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Leah, and Hannah and they all conceived on that day (Genesis Rabbah 73:1; Midrash Tanhuma, Vayera, 1). Blessed are You, LORD, Giver of the New Covenant. b. Megillah 31b gives the reading for the second day as Gen. endobj Depending upon whether it is Shabbat or a holiday, these blessings conclude with a mention of the holiness of the day. 6:_,+{hvr-///RXfmm-\!LO&~[iF_OOgn5=DhjJdM[>Zq5pt*}X=a~E [__/4nZuml6l0"]e Jews have 2 blessings in the morning for studying Torah, one for the written Torah, one for the oral Torah. (This is where the Torah reader will start to read.) Nor is there a reading listed for the second day.1, In a parallel passage in the Tosefta, a legal text from the land of Israel that is just slightly later than the Mishnah (likely mid-3rdc. C.E. ), the same Torah reading appears, but we are also informed that there are those who say [that the reading is] God took providential note of Sarah [Vadonai pakad et Sarah; Gen. <> The custom of observing only one day of Rosh Hashanah begins in the United States with the earliest Reform prayerbook, that edited by Rabbi Leo Merzbacher for Temple Emanuel in New York in 1855. C.E. Each is less than 1 minute. During the blessing before the reading of the Torah, you say "Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech Ha'olam" and then recite the next line, "Asher BACHAR Banu." I have Bachar underlined in red above so you can see exactly what I mean. Praised are You, Adonai, who has chosen the Torah, Moses His servant, Israel His people, and prophets of truth and righteousness.. Barukh attah Adonai eloheinu melekh ha-olam, The congregation then responds, His glory is above the earth and heaven. Do you agree with the versions, written in the noahide sidur, or do you suggest something else ?? God agrees to this demand and tells Abraham that, in order to remind God of this agreement, Isaacs descendents should blow a rams horn on Rosh Hashanah in remembrance of the ram that was sacrificed instead of Isaac (Midrash Tanhuma, Vayera, 23). Blessings related to the observance of this mitzvah are therefore said before any Biblical passages are read. 7 0 obj As the ark is closed, the congregation sings, It is a tree of life to those who hold fast to it, and all of its supporters are happy (Proverbs 3:18) and Help us turn to You, and we shall return. The custom of observing two days of Rosh Hashanah took root instead in Babylonia. A guide to the prayerbook and the standard service. M. Megillah 3:5 lists the Torah reading for Rosh Hashanah as Lev. That is also why the Haftarah reading for the first day of Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the book of Samuel, about Hannahs prayer and Samuels miraculous birth. This custom is taken over by theUnion Prayer Book(which begins the reading with Hannahs prayer in Ch. ;D(:E*D)-VXTkWd{z7[4)vbhl%rLLLLLLLLLLU.\`sK"a~ WK;ai+,~a}[[|BdaIpY.cW+&a49L6qaTgr0,Y:s(,#AaG|zF4?Xxwbe(Ekw_YiGFLLLLLLLLeZWtRt;#[lT`y0|m$k@*DN. Today, the Haftarah begins at Jeremiah 31:1 and ends with verse 20. I recently asked Jeffs parents about how they raised such a competent and loving son. Copyright 2019 - Headcoverings by Devorah. In response to the spiritual and value-driven demand for the word of God to be disseminated by the nation of Israel to all of mankind, we have established Brit Olam the Noahide World Center in Jerusalem. <> Let Your priests be clothed in triumph and let Your faithful sing for joy (Psalm 132:8-10). Find the Full Text of the Aliyah Blessings Here. A little "B" alliteration for you. Feel free t. c$eW':?@` \r_?qocc#-nc3 dimmmx-X,*7/+\'+UW?_Ly~W-RiV{~s!>xV;onn Yours is the triumph and the majestyExalt the Lord and worship God, for He is holy These verses are intended to accent the presence of God as concretized in the text of the Torah and the drama of marching the Torah. Blessed are You, Adonai, who gives the Torah. endobj Blessed are you Adonai, our G-d, Sovereign of the universe, who has chosen us from among the peoples, and given us the Torah. Must or can they use them also during a noahide prayer meeting, when 1 person read Torah in public loudly ? (I suppose that noahides also need the oral Torah to study the 7 mitswot) Blessings over the Tallit and Torah (spoken mp3) Blessing before the Torah reading (piano mp3) Blessing before the Torah reading (piano & voice mp3) Blessing before the Torah reading (voice only mp3) Blessing after the Torah reading (spoken mp3) Blessing after the Torah reading (piano mp3) When I became rabbi of Monmouth Reform Temple in Tinton Falls, NJ, I quickly discovered that some people in our community thought we were a church. Dr. Sarasonis Professor of Rabbinic Literature and Thought and the Associate Editor of the Hebrew Union College Annual. Posted in Bnei Mitzvah, Saturday, Torah Portion: Parashah accessibility, disability, torah, torah service This, together with similar passages in other rabbinic texts from the land of Israel, provides firm evidence that a second day of Rosh Hashanah was not observed there early on. ? b:@ ^ The name confers upon the parchment scrolls a measure of the awe reserved for the stone tablets that, Scripture reports, were written by the finger of God. Blessing of Chief Rabbi to Noahides Sons of Noah, Noahide World Center Preliminary Deepen your relationship with God, The Universal and the Particular by Rabbi Sacks, Weekly Torah portion Beshalach with Rabbi Cherki, CHAPTER 1. As the Torah is then paraded around the sanctuary, the congregation sings a series of verses from I Chronicles 29:11 and Psalm 99:5 and 9, which state, Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the splendor. Following the Haftarah, an extended series of blessings are recited that also speak about Gods promises to His people and speak of the hope that Elijah the prophet will return as a harbinger of the return of a scion of the house of King David. 5 0 obj The Torah and Haftarah readings for Rosh Hashanah all connect with, and illustrate, one or another of the themes of the holiday. Blessed are You, Hashem, Giver of the Torah. Blessing before the Torah Reading Blessing after the Torah Reading . <>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> stream Pronounced: hahf-TOErah or hahf-TOE-ruh, Origin: Hebrew, a selection from one of the biblical books of the Prophets that is read in synagogue immediately following the Torah reading. We need your help to continue to provide wonderful programming, to educate the next generation, to feed the hungry, and to be a catalyst for social change. Praised are You, Adonai, who gives the Torah. These blessings are repeated seven times by different people for each of the sections of the Torah chanted. 1. The reading is traditionally introduced with the phrase "a reading from the Holy Gospel according to" followed by the evangelist's name. Must a noahide say them in the morning, once a day, and like jews, also studying a part from Torah ? haftarah, haphtara, Hebrew: ) "parting," "taking leave", (plural form: haftarot or haftoros) is a series of selections from the books of Nevi'im ("Prophets") of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) that is publicly read in synagogue as part of Jewish religious practice.The haftara reading follows the Torah reading on each Sabbath and . Blessing After the Reading of Torah Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher natan lanu Torat emet, v'chayei olam nata b'tocheinu. Blessed are You, Adonai, who gives the Torah. To conclude the Gospel reading, the priest or deacon proclaims: "The Gospel of the Lord" and the faithful respond, "Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ." (This Haftarah is listed for the first time in the Babylonian Talmud, b.Megillah 31a, but is also represented in Pesikta Rabbati 43, a Byzantine-era midrashic collection from the land of Israel.). Only three verses deal with this occasion; the chapter then goes on to discuss Yom Kippur and Sukkot. <> Marnie Albequerque, NM May 15, 2011 Before Blessing Heree's the before blessing. % The Torah service materials for Rosh Hashanah in the new CCAR Mahzor have not yet been piloted, but the traditional readings with a variety of alternatives are being promised. pAM/u/%tgW:.y[Y>~H5D\'-!&,igJ|Fo,E?x7).]"V:i0UM)PPJFAP?9=Z>,~}W;[z~L]a1Ju. 2 0 obj The opening blessing begins, Praised are You, Lord our God, ruler of the universe, who has appointed devoted prophets, messengers of truth whose teachings He has upheld. endobj Baruch atah Hashem, Elokeinu Melech ha-olam, Blessed are You, Hashem, our G-d, King of the universe, Asher bachar banu mikol ha-amim venatan lanu et torato, Who selected us from all the peoples and gave us His Torah. May Your enemies be scattered, may Your foes be put to flight' (Numbers 10:35). He was ordained at HUC-JIR. Blessing before and after the reading of Torah (When viewing on a mobile device, please turn to landscape view). Seven people read on Shabbat, three on weekdays, four on festivals, five on Rosh Hashanah, and six on Yom Kippur. The Torah blessings before and after this reading are assigned to the Maftir, the person who reads the Haftarah. 22:1ff., theAkedah(the Binding of Isaac). Blessing Before Torah reading Transliterated Author: Alan Created Date: 1/19/2007 8:40:40 AM . /Qrcnv h h ,t UfrC 4. 199 views, 6 likes, 5 loves, 3 comments, 5 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Istoria Ministries: Isaiah 3 - A study on the LORD'S judgment on Judah and Jerusalem due to the people turning from Him.. On festivals, special selections are read outside of this order that either mention the particular holiday or highlight a theme of the festival. Reply Elie's Bubbie in Abaerdeen, NJ Aberdeen, New Jersey February 25, 2011 When noahides are obligated to study the 7 mitswot from Torah, I can imagine that they can indeed say a blessing before and after reading/studying Torah. No reading for the second day appears in any text from the land of Israel, as we have noted. 3. \"r. Following the Torah readings, a series of special prayers are chanted on behalf of people who received aliyot to the Torah, those who are ill, those about to be married, those who have just given birth, for young people celebrating their Bar or Bat Mitzvah, and others. UPBandGORalso give various alternative Haftarot: Nehemiah 8, the renewal of the covenant and reading of the Torah by Ezra and Nehemiah to those returning to Zion (all editions ofUPBandGOR); Isaiah 55, Seek the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near (which the Rabbis understood as referring to the penitential season of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the ten days between them;UPB1922 andGOR);GORalso gives the traditional reading for the second day, Jer. Baruch Atah, Adonai, notein haTorah. Without It, man cannot know G-d's Will; with It he can penetrate the wisdom of the Creator Himself. Each of the people who were called up to the Torah (aliyot) actually read from the scroll, a minimum of three verses. The Study of Torah - is the paramount commandment. The passage is also full of hope and encouragement for Gods return to Zion. 4 0 obj Lifelong learning, however, can be easier said than done. The Torah is taken out during prayer services on Shabbat, Mondays and Thursdays. Hear it Chanted Move to the right to allow the cantor to chant the portion from the Sefer Torah (torah scroll). Pronounced: a-LEE-yuh for synagogue use, ah-lee-YAH for immigration to Israel, Origin: Hebrew, literally, to go up. This can mean the honor of saying a blessing before and after the Torah reading during a worship service, or immigrating to Israel. Baruch Atah Hashem, Elokeinu Melech ha-olam, Blessed are you, Hashem, our G-d, King of the universe, Asher natan lanu torat emet vechayei olam nata betochenu, Who gave us the Torah of truth and implanted eternal life within us. <> Religious Zionism and the Global Renaissance of Judaism, You are invited to join us as partners in the great mission to fulfill the prophetic vision of mending the world, BRIT SHALOM, Practical Application for NOAHIDES, A Crash Course in the Meaning of Judaism by Rabbi Oury Cherki. endobj The post-talmudic custom, first recorded inSeder Rav Amram(2ndhalf of the 9thc. sHe 7 What do you say before first reading? Psalm 145 and its introductory verses, called Ashrei, is recited, and then the Torah is lifted up in preparation for the final parade around the sanctuary. ;3` )>\Zy&E31111111rUow Torah reading (Hebrew: , K'riat haTorah, "Reading [of] the Torah"; Ashkenazic pronunciation: Kriyas haTorah) is a Jewish religious tradition that involves the public reading of a set of passages from a Torah scroll.The term often refers to the entire ceremony of removing the scroll (or scrolls) from the Torah ark, chanting the appropriate excerpt with special cantillation . Blessed is Adonai who is blessed now and forever. An additional aliyah is given to the person (called the maftir) who will recite a portion from the Prophets called the Haftarah. lEe="[kbX~](GmuD7zL~>hpXMmhU=[hhZNG)i)@"c8MGT,N_|C C0RJ"##kQK8*,jaG&!*$Z'2+~\uVG%=2>qM%4; hmr 71`g G@g /ug|b(qg8$B7W{G~}$8D U)-Y>nnd^h[!>acgHSt4H0@lpZ/zD:fs#t6Q',JCsQiSv8Ix> wuf/8r:;v5",.a>'cD}2}4H\LM? ~naq9v[9HB]8C[{a1)DtH$Ku='l2&-XRpt_]cv{ k,IQ+{J*~4OOTYkJ[4pR+7*[u7nMYLWQX~k?zMZ? This becomes the standard reading for all North American Reform prayer books that presuppose a one-day observance. Once again, the biblical language referring to the ark of the covenant in the Torah and the Temple in Jerusalem is dramatically appropriated by the Rabbis to refer to the ark of the Torah, continually reinforcing the image that the life of Torah and synagogue is a continuous fulfillment of the revelation at Sinai, the march through the wilderness, the conquest of the land, and the worship at the Temple in Jerusalem. No Haftarah reading from the prophetic books is listed in the Mishnah. (Repeat this line after the congregation recites it.) Can you give a guideline, who to use those blessings ? YOU REPEAT: Baruch Adonai ham'vorach l'olam vaed. Each of these psalms speak of Gods glory and might in the world. Play over 265 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech ha-olam, asher bachar banu mi-kol ha'amim, v'natan lanu et Torato. The Haftarah for the second day, also listed in b. Megillah 31b, is Jeremiah 31:20, Is not Ephraim a beloved son to me? As for the Haftarah for a one-day observance of Rosh Hashanah, David Einhorns 1858 prayerbook is the first to list this as 1Sam 1ff. The major parts of the Saturday morning service. }DJ"F"k)I+?v\uPkkD +:kt4 f `5+8rb hh|@Y 1df-LO$^qb';=/m6/|  x9tB4:!=GZ{sE]MSi=MOhQz`T Sm5IW/-J2we.W)DTaUK8m,43C@qw8r$mBgEN}y *_Y[#_|?WVh"2]Xf+>(N8*Qf ThAK(_V])M#kJB%#GP n;VuuXp:.8o4[\.x;JhgBzt0>} A person must be very careful to do this, since it shows that he considers the Torah precious, that he has as much benefit from such study as from any physical enjoyment. BARUCH atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher natan lanu Torat emet, . Once the reading of the Torah is concluded, but before the Haftarah is chanted, the Torah is raised and wrapped in preparation to be returned to the ark. Torah. stream It appears that the practice was first introduced by European immigrants in the Middle Ages. The opening blessing begins, "Praised are You . Baruch atah, Adonai, notein haTorah. In fact, these blessings are more important than the blessings we say on food. Praise Adonai, the Blessed One..cre mlFrl KxaO d ii KExA Baruch Adonai ham'vorach l'olam va-ed. Then say the blessing before the torah reading; it is traditional to hold on to the torah rollers while this blessing is recited. Can a Noahide delegate the performance of a mitzva. Both names, Aron haKodesh and Ekhal, hearken back to the cabinet that housed the tablets of the Ten Commandments in the Holy of Holies in the portable Tabernacle and later in the Temple in Jerusalem. The Torah is the foundation of the world; we were created only to keep the Torah. Hebrew and English text in PDF. In the noahide sidur from Oklahoma Bnai Noah Society, p.165 are 2 blessings before and after reading Torah written. At this point, the congregation chants the verse from the Torah, When the ark was carried forward, Moses would say, Arise, Lord! Also here, can you give a guideline. The letters were written by the following prominent figures >>. This meant that the readings on holidays were also relatively brief. 3 0 obj By reciting this verse, the Jews in the synagogue begin the reenactment of the Israelite march through the wilderness with the holy ark in their midst. This conclusion of the service, however, provides a reality check. As much as the life of the synagogue and the Torah service create a sense of Israels history existing in the present, the Temple in Jerusalem and the unity of the people that it symbolized is still absent, and Israel awaits its restoration. The Blessings of Adult Education: Far More than Knowledge, For the Love of Jeff: A Reflection on Mister Rogers Most Memorable Young Guest, Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA). Blessed are You, LORD, giver of the Torah. The Babylonian practice was to finish reading the Torah in one year. European Reform prayer books, from the early nineteenth century onwards, generally presuppose a two-day observance of Rosh Hashanah and maintain . 23:23ff. This is the blessing one says before the Torah reader reads the aliyah, or section of the weekly Torah portion.I'm sorry for making this so fast. The Torah is then taken from the ark dressed in an ornamental silver or gold breastplate and crowns over a mantle and belt, evoking the vestments that the biblical priest used to wear, connecting Torah study to Israels historic worship with priests and animal sacrifices. The service for removing the Torah from the ark, parading it around the congregation, reading it, and then returning it became an opportunity to symbolically reenact the history of Israel, from the giving of the Torah at Sinai to the worship in the Temple in Jerusalem. Blessing after reading the Torah: Baruch Atah Hashem, Elokeinu Melech ha-olam Blessed are you, Hashem, our G-d, King of the universe Asher natan lanu torat emet vechayei olam nata betochenu Who gave us the Torah of truth and implanted eternal life within us Baruch atah Hashem noten ha-torah Blessed are You, Hashem, Giver of the Torah. BEFORE THE READING.KxaO d ii z` EkxA Barchu et Adonai ham'vorach. xUMo@[7~HQ@ZRY!Tj`&y&|r=|:&^-OL c>4yv[o8Oy' '0LDMkTJ q;BA(VG 6h>;yVjvxlMg!]b"/"[ The verses continue, Return, O Lord, to Your sanctuary, You and Your glorious ark. Yh^By`OK)dzW(+OWtRWl@k9 Whenever I speak of him, I remember him fondly. This, too, invokes theZichronottheme of Gods remembrance and attentiveness to Israel. The haftara or (in Ashkenazic pronunciation) haftorah (alt. In Sephardic congregations, the cabinet is called a Ekhal (from the Hebrew word hekhal). The blessing we say before eating is based on a Rabbinical decree, while the blessings we say before studying Torah are a Torah obligation (derived from Deuteronomy 32:3). Written by hand, a sefer Torah is produced according to strict specifications. xx z> &""RT@RB This, in fact, becomes the traditional Torah reading for (the first day of) Rosh Hashanah. The blessing before the Torah begins as an invitation to the congregation, Praise the Lord, who is blessed. The congregation then responds, Praised is God, source of blessing, forever and ever. The recipient of the aliyah repeats this line and continues, Praised are You, Lord our God, ruler of the universe who has chosen us from among all peoples by giving us His Torah. 2) and maintained throughGates of Repentance. So the reading for Rosh Hashanah from the second scroll (both days) is Numbers 29:1-6. Copyright 2002-2022 My Jewish Learning. Translation Let us declare the greatness of our God and give honor to the Torah. 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