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The Aliyah
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The mystics explain that G‑d constantly speaks the words of the Torah. For the moment, the one receiving the aliyah becomes G‑d's mouthpiece—G‑d speaks through him.
Jewish Practice » Mitzvah Minutes » Other » The Aliyah
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The Blessings and Instructions
In some synagogues it is the custom that the person receiving the Aliyah (the Oleh) wear a Tallit, even if he normally would not. When it is time for the blessing, the reader will show where the Torah reading begins and ends. Touch the beginning and end ...
Jewish Practice » The Synagogue » Torah Services » The Blessings and Instructions
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The Aliyah
During the Shabbat Torah service, eight men are called by the Gabbai (Torah service coordinator), to "come up" to the Torah for an aliyah (honor). There is one aliyah for each portion of the Torah that is chanted. An additional aliyah, designated the ...
Jewish Practice » The Synagogue » Torah Services » The Aliyah
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What is so special about the aliyahs?
By Baruch S. Davidson
Question: At a synagogue I recently attended, I noticed people bidding for the right to be called to the Torah, or as they called it, getting an aliyah. What is so special about an aliyah? Are some more sought after than others? Response: Let's divide ...
Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Details » What is so special about the aliyahs?
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Why is bidding allowed on Shabbat?
By Menachem Posner
Question: Recently, I learned that we do not handle money or buy and sell on Shabbat. How does this square with the practice of making appeals and bidding for the honors, which I remember from the High Holiday services of my childhood? Answer: Yes, there ...
Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Details » Why is bidding allowed on Shabbat?
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The Significance of Having an Aliyah 
By Leib Schapiro
The special significance in receiving an aliyah, the honor of being called up to recite the blessing over the Torah.
Audio Classes » Jewish Practice » Prayer » The Significance of Having an Aliyah
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Do I need to wear a tallit when I receive an aliyah?
By Dovid Zaklikowski
A discussion of the different customs regarding wearing a tallit when receiving an aliyah and when leading the prayer services.
Jewish Practice » Tallit and Tzitzit » Handbook » Do I need to wear a tallit when I receive an aliyah?
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Torah Reading
Main Synagogue, 10 Tevet, 5749 · December 18, 1988
The Rebbe receives the Torah scroll and brings it the Bimah to be read. Later he receives the last Aliyah, recites the blessings, and after the Torah is wrapped, recites the Haftorah.
The Rebbe » Living Torah » Archive » Program Fifteen » Torah Reading
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The Week Beforehand
Customs for the week preceding a wedding, as well as the bride's and groom's celebrations on the Shabbat before the wedding.
Lifecycles » Marriage » The Jewish Wedding » The Path to Marriage » The Week Beforehand
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Why Can't My Daughter Have a Real Bat Mitzvah?
By Chani Benjaminson
A young woman can and should have a bat mitzvah, but it should be a bat mitzvah, not a bar mitzvah. As she is celebrating being a woman, not a man...
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Men & Women » Why Can't My Daughter Have a Real Bat Mitzvah?
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