Shabbat Torah Service
Torah Service
Torah Service
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Introduction
During Torah reading, Kriyat HaTorah, we read from the Torah, a specific portion of the five Books of Moses for that week. It’s possibly the high point of the entire prayer service. We celebrate the Torah and literally parade it around shul. This pride is understandable; it is one of the things which differentiates us and marks us out as Jews. Indeed, in the blessing, bracha, that someone who is called up to the Torah says, ‘we declare our thanks for being chosen from all the nations to receive the Torah.’ It is the printed book which has sold the most copies, and kept Jewish culture and life alive during 2,000 years of exile.
BZ Gilinsky
from the Noam Siddur
Opening of Torah Service
Shema Yisrael
אֵין כָּמוךָ בָאֱלהִים אֲדנָי. וְאֵין כְּמַעֲשיךָ: מַלְכוּתְךָ מַלְכוּת כָּל עולָמִים. וּמֶמְשַׁלְתְּךָ בְּכָל דּור וָדור: ה’ מֶלֶךְ. ה’ מָלָךְ. ה’ יִמְלךְ לְעולָם וָעֶד: ה’ עז לְעַמּו יִתֵּן. ה’ יְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמּו בַשָּׁלום
Ein Kamocha va’elohim, Adonai, v’ein k’ma’ asecha.
Malchut’ cha malchut kol olamim, umemshalt’cha b’chol dor vador.
Adonai melech, Adonai malach, Adonai yimloch, l’olam va’ed.
Adonai oz l’amo yitein, Adonai y’ varech et amo vashalom.
Av Harachamim, heitiva virtson’cha et tzion,
tivnei chomot Y’rushalayim.
Ki v’cha l’vad batachnu,
melech El ram v’nisa, adon olamim.
Vay’hi binsoa ha’aron vayomer Moshe:
Kuma Adonai v’yafutsu oy’vecha
v’yanusu m’sanecha mipanecha.
Ki miTzion teitsei Torah ud’var Adonai mirushalayim.
Baruch shenatan Torah l’amo Yisrael bikdushato.
Sh’ma Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad.
Echad Eloheinu, Gadol Adoneinu, Kadosh Sh’mo.
Gadlu la’Adonai iti un’rom’ma sh’mo yachdav.
There is none like You among the gods, Adonai, and nothing like Your works. Your sovereignty is a sovereignty of all worlds, and Your reign is with generation upon generation. The Eternal rules. The Eternal has ruled. The Eternal will rule forever and ever. The Eternal will give strength to the Eternal’s people. The Eternal will bless the Eternal’s people with peace.
Torah Blessings
Western Ashkenazi (often sung by B'nei Mitzvah)
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Blessings before Torah reading
עולה –
בָּרְכוּ אֶת יְיָ הַמְברָךְ
קהל –
בָּרוּךְ יְיָ הַמְברָךְ לְעולָם וָעֶד
עולה –
בָּרוּךְ יְיָ הַמְברָךְ לְעולָם וָעֶד
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעולָם
אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר בָּנוּ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים וְנָתַן לָנוּ אֶת תּורָתו
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ נותֵן הַתּורָה
Blessing after Torah reading
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעולָם
אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָנוּ תּורַת אֱמֶת וְחַיֵּי עולָם נָטַע בְּתוכֵנוּ
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ נותֵן הַתּורָה
Blessings before Torah reading
Oleh/olah (the person who is called up):
Bar’chu et Adonai ham’vorach
Kahal (the congregation):
Baruch Adonai ha m’vorach l’olam va-ed
Oleh/olah repeats:
Baruch Adonai ha m’vorach l’olam va-ed
Oleh/olah continues:
Baruch Ata Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam,
asher bachar banu mikol ha-amim v’natan lanu et Torato.
Baruch Ata Adonai, noten haTorah
Blessing after Torah reading
Baruch Ata Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam,
asher natan lanu Torat emet, v’chayei olam nata b’tocheinu.
Baruch Ata Adonai, notein haTorah
