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Jewish Practice Lifecycle Events Bar Mitzvah The Ceremony The Aliyah

The Torah Services

The synagogue public Torah reading: from when the ark is opened, through the actual reading and aliyot, until the Torah scroll is returned to its place.

The Torah Reading
The Torah Reading
A central aspect of the Jewish prayer service is reading the Torah—a parchment scroll containing the Five Books of Moses handwritten in Hebrew.
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Blessings and Instructions for Getting an Aliyah
Blessings and Instructions for Getting an Aliyah
Procedure for getting called up to the Torah
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Hagbah & Gelilah: Displaying and Dressing the Torah
Hagbah & Gelilah: Displaying and Dressing the Torah
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What Is the Haftarah?
What Is the Haftarah?
By Mendel Adelman
A prophetic excerpt, the haftarah is read post-Torah on special days to complement the Torah reading’s themes.
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