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Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Torah reading is practiced by adherents of Orthodox Judaism according to a set procedure which has been followed for the past two thousand years, since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Torah reading is discussed in the Mishna and Talmud, primarily in Tractate Megilla. When needed for reading, the Torah is removed from the ark by someone chosen for the honor from among the congregants; specific prayers are recited as it is removed. www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Torah_reading   (2064 words)

Torah Reading The Torah is read on Shabbat and festivals between the shacharit (morning) and mussaf (additional) services and on weekdays at the end of shacharit. When the Torah is returned to the Ark, the chazzan again holds the Torah and recites a verse from Psalms to which the congregation responds. Originally, two blessings were said during the Torah reading: one by the first person before he began to read and one by the last person after he finished. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Judaism/torah_reading.html   (2639 words)

Torah While printed editions of the Torah abound, in both Hebrew and English translation, and with many different commentaries, when the Torah is read in the synagogue on Shabbat and holidays, it is read from a hand-written scroll, called a Sefer Torah, in keeping with age-old tradition. The one who blesses the Torah and reads from the Torah must be an adult in the eyes of the community, for the reader is fulfilling a commandment on behalf of all those assembled. Torah scrolls are often similarly dressed, with a breastplate which is hung over the top of the eitzei chayim (wooden rollers), though it can have a wide variety of designs and inscriptions. www.templesanjose.org /JudaismInfo/Torah/Torah.htm   (2323 words)

Judaism 101: Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah Simchat Torah means "Rejoicing in the Torah." This holiday marks the completion of the annual cycle of weekly Torah readings. There are processions around the synagogue carrying Torah scrolls and plenty of high-spirited singing and dancing in the synagogue with the Torahs. As many people as possible are given the honor of an aliyah (reciting a blessing over the Torah reading); in fact, even children are called for an aliyah blessing on Simchat Torah. www.jewfaq.org /holiday6.htm   (675 words)

Torah reading - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Torah reading is practiced by adherents of Orthodox Judaism according to a set procedure which has been followed for the past two thousand years, since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Torah reading is discussed in the Mishna and Talmud, primarily in Tractate Megilla. When needed for reading, the Torah is removed from the ark by someone chosen for the honor from among the congregants; specific prayers are recited as it is removed. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torah_reading   (2173 words)

VBM Torah Studies Quite probably, the afternoon reading during Yom Kippur stems either from its nature as a fast or from its identity as a form of Shabbat (Yom Kippur is referred to as Shabbat Shabbaton). The source for Torah reading during Mincha on Shabbat can be located in the gemara Bava Kama (82a): After witnessing the deleterious effects of spending three days without Torah study, Moshe instituted public reading of the Torah every Monday, Thursday and Shabbat afternoon. Reading from the Torah on a ta'anit, however, is meant to catalyze the process of teshuva. www.vbm-torah.org /3weeks/tisha60mt.htm   (2121 words)

Judaism 101: Torah Readings On Simchat Torah, we read the last portion of the Torah, and proceed immediately to the first paragraph of Genesis, showing that the Torah is a circle, and never ends. The Torah and haftarah readings are performed with great ceremony: the Torah is paraded around the room before it is brought to rest on the bimah (podium). The first aliyah of any day's reading is reserved for a kohein, the second for a Levite, and priority for subsequent aliyoth are given to people celebrating major life events, such as marriage or the birth of a child. www.jewfaq.org /readings.htm   (616 words)

Torah reading is a commandment and is done with tradition Torah reading is a commandment and is done with tradition Torah reading is a commandment of G-d and is done with tradition. The ceremony surrounding the Torah Reading is a tradition that was carried out by Messiah It is interesting to note that the Babylonian congregations read their portion sitting while the Israeli congregations read theirs standing. www.midrash.net /torahreading.htm   (1147 words)

The Torah Reading The person called should be able to read properly; since he may not be able to, a reader reads, and the person called follows him word for word (see 135:4,13;139:1-2; 141:2-3;143:5). He must go to the BIMAH (the platform from which the Torah is read) by the most direct route, and should not leave it until the next person arrives; see 141:7. After the reading is finished, the scroll is held up and shown to the congregation, who recite "This is the Torah..." (134:2). www.torahsearch.com /page.cfm/658   (586 words)

Jewish Studies: Evolving Jewish Traditions - Simchat Torah After ‘ma’ariv’ all the Torah scrolls are taken out of the ark. Seven ‘hakafot’ (encirclings) are made with them around the ‘bimah’ (synagogue pulpit), and all the people dance before the Torah scrolls with intense joy. One goes up to the Torah for ‘kol hane’arim’ (‘all the children’), which is one reading before the conclusion of the Torah. The person called to this concluding portion of the Torah is called, ‘Chatan Torah’ (the groom of the Torah), as if the Torah were betrothed to him and he were its groom. www.virginia.edu /jewishstudies/images/SimchatTorah.htm   (2317 words)

Regular Public Torah Readings / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre Celebrants of life events are customarily given the last aliyah, which includes blessings on the last part of the Torah reading as well as several blessings of the haftarah reading.  The person given this honor is referred to as the "maftir", from the same root as haftarah, meaning the one who concludes. Below is a table of the regular weekly scriptural readings.  Haftarot in parentheses indicate Sephardic ritual where it differs from Ashkenazic.  There are other variations on the readings for Yemenites (and others), but these are the most commonly used ones.  If you want to know the reading for this week, check the Current Calendar. Below are additional readings for holidays and special sabbaths.  Haftarot in parentheses indicate Sephardic ritual where it differs from Ashkenazic.  Note that on holidays, the Maftir portion ordinarily comes from a different Torah scroll.  The Maftir portion is usually the Torah portion that institutes the holiday or specifies the holiday's offerings. www.mechon-mamre.org /p/pt/readingp.htm   (196 words)

USCJ: The Authentic Triennial Cycle: A Better Way to Read Torah? And this is also the essence of reading the Torah in public - it is the commandment of public study of the Torah, and is not dependent on the intent of the reader to fulfill the obligation for the congregation of listeners, but on their listening to the words of the Torah and understanding them. The English-speaking reader in the pews often is reading a different paragraph or a different page from the Hebrew-speaking reader on the bimah, a fact of which he or she is reminded before each aliyah when a new page and line number are announced. The reading table instead faces east, in the direction of prayer, as if the reader believes that God wishes his own Torah to be read to him. www.uscj.org /The_Authentic_Trienn7085.html   (1887 words)

How to Aliyah Torah is read in the synagogue, and it is important to fulfill this mitzvah (commandment) with dignity, both out of respect for God and Torah, and out of respect for the congregation, on whose behalf you will be blessing the Torah. Come forward to the Torah reading table as soon as you are called, using the shortest route possible. While the reader reads, you may be asked to hold one of the wooden rollers, to keep the scroll open. www.templesanjose.org /JudaismInfo/Torah/howtoaliyah.htm   (701 words)

l e a r n @ j t s DID YOU KNOW? Responsa: Chart of Triennial Torah Reading Cycle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Many congregations pattern their weekly Torah reading cycle after a system similar to the one used in ancient Israel during the rabbinic period. An alternative approach was recommended to the Law Committee by Rabbi Elliot Dorff in a paper entitled "Annual and Triennial Systems for Reading the Torah." Rabbi Dorff suggested the first third of the Sidrah be read in one year, the second third the second year and the third on the third year. It was decided, therefore, to extend the reading in year II to 15:21, the conclusion of the revelation account and a logical place to stop. www.learn.jtsa.edu /topics/diduknow/responsa/trichart.shtml   (1965 words)

פרשת השבוע - Parashat HaShavuah - Weekly Torah Reading Notice that this is the second time that the description of the mishkan and its furnishings is given in the Torah (the first time occurred in the previous Torah readings of Terumah, Tetzaveh and Ki Tisa). Next, the second reading (from 1 Corinthians) reminds us that Yeshua the Mashiach is the true foundation of the Temple, and we are “living stones” of which it is made up. Readings from the Ketuvim are usually reserved for Jewish holidays at the synagogue. www.hebrew4christians.com /Scripture/Parashah/parashah.html   (2002 words)

Torah on the Web - Virtual Beit Midrash Torah to your desktop Torah to your desktop Torah to your desktop Torah to your desktop Analysis of the weekly reading from the prophets, examining both the internal theme as well as the connection with the weekly Torah reading. Addresses by Harav Aharon Lichtenstein, dealing with a variety of fundamental issues such as: religion and ethics, society, secular studies, Torah study, and determining objectives in spiritual growth. vbm-torah.org /default.html   (633 words)

TORAHTOTS - ABOUT A SEFER TORAH Since the Torah scrolls have neither vowel points or Ta'ameem, it is challenging to learn to read from a Sefer Torah, which contains no vowels, and even more challenging to chant Torah, because one must know not only the proper vowels, but the musical notation, as well. Although Hebrew is read and written from right to left, the Sofer forms each individual letter starting from left to right, checking each word from the Tikkun, singing each word, each letter, out loud. The Torah is dressed and decorated because it is holy and is considered the core of Hashem's communication with Bnei Yisroel (The Children of Israel, i.e. www.torahtots.com /torah/sefertorah.htm   (2010 words)

Parshas Shemini - Summary - Torah.org Note that verses 11:4-7 is one of the established proofs for the divine authorship of the Torah. It is important to clarify that the Torah does not associate "Tummah" impurity and "Taharah" purity with good and bad. The Torah clearly states that the reason to keep Kosher is to emulate G-d's sanctity. www.torah.org /learning/parsha/summary/shemini.html   (404 words)

Amazon.com: The Ohs and Ahs of Torah Reading: Books: Rivka Sherman-Gold   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) There are over 1,100 words with Kamatz Katan in the Torah (the Pentateuch), the Haftarot (selected texts from the Prophets), and the Megillot (five Biblical books read on certain Jewish holidays), and many such words in the Hebrew prayer book. ALL the words with Kamatz Katan (or Hataf-Kamatz,) in the Torah, the Haftarot, and the Megillot are listed, with their locations in Hebrew and in English, and notes explaining the reasons for identifying the Kamatz as Katan. Torah Reading Software — Tope Trainer from Kinnor Software is a great way to learn the process of chanting Torah, Haftarah and Megillot. www.amazon.com /Ohs-Ahs-Torah-Reading/dp/0967047404   (1695 words)

Simchat Torah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In Orthodox synagogues, traditional chants include biblical and liturgical verses and songs about the Torah, the goodness of God, and Messianic yearnings, including songs about the restoration of the House of David and the Temple in Jerusalem. In many synagogues it is customary to drink hard liquor on Simchat Torah, and Simchat Torah is one of only two occasions in the year (the other is Purim) where public drunkenness is tolerated (rather than encouraged as on Purim) as an expression of joy. A variety of traditional mischief is performed in many congregations to increase the interest of the children, often abetted by some of the adults. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Simchat_Torah   (1737 words)

Akhlah: Torah Readings during Passover The Torah reading begins with different laws from giving charity to the laws having to do with the actions of the Judges. The Torah reading continues with the song of praise that the people of Israel sang to HaShem after they crossed the sea safely. The Torah reading concludes with an overview of the festivals. www.akhlah.com /holidays/pesach/torah_readings.php   (522 words)

Halacha-Yomi - Torah.org When the Torah scroll is removed from the ark and carried to the platform on which it is read, it should be carried on the northern side of the synagogue - i.e., to the right side of the person carrying it. Customarily, a person called to the Torah waits next to the platform on which the Torah is read until the person receiving the following aliyah completes the blessing after the Torah reading. When the reading is completed, the person receiving the aliyah takes the Torah scroll with his left hand as well, rolls it closed, and recites the final blessing. www.torah.org /learning/halacha/classes/class51.html   (520 words)

Storahtelling Storahtelling's primary focus is the revitalization of the traditional Torah Reading Service and the revival of the ancient craft of interpretive translation. The Reading of Torah is one of the world's oldest forms of ritual storytelling still in practice. The Reading of Torah once functioned as the central opportunity for education in the Jewish community. www.storahtelling.org /programs_shultime.jsp   (308 words)

Simhat Torah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Simchat Torah is a Hebrew term which means "rejoicing with/of the Torah". The name "Simchat Torah" came into use after the introduction of the one-year cycle for the reading of the Law, and was due to the fact that the reading was finished on this day. By the end of the 15th century it was usual, though not a universal practice, for the children to tear down and burn the sukkahs on Simchat Torah (Joseph Colon, Responsa, No. 26); and shortly afterward many Rabbis permitted dancing in the synagogue at this festival. www.bigdates.com /holidays/simhattorah.asp   (1558 words)

Jewish News, Jewish Newspapers - Forward.com The work, known as the “Plaut Torah,” sought to incorporate the most up-to-date archaeological and scientific information, while offering verse-by-verse commentaries drawing on a wide range of literature, from medieval rabbi-philosopher Moses Maimonides to 17th-century British poet John Milton. The biggest complaint with the original edition of the commentary was that it divided the Torah by theme, not according to the traditional weekly Torah readings, or Along with the attempts to facilitate the process of following along with the Torah reading during services, the new edition is marked by dozens of subtle and dramatic changes, and features updated translations and commentaries, including some by Plaut, rabbi emeritus of Toronto’s Holy Blossom Temple. www.forward.com /article/plaut-redux-reforming-the-reform-commentary   (821 words)

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