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pp. 1334-1335
Guide to the Jewish Year
תִּשְׁרֵי
Visible layers
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל and the rest of the ceremony for taking the Torah from the Ark (page 567) [רמ״א או״ח, תרסט: א].
138 Torah reading: Customs differ. Most congregations read the beginning of וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה (page 1164) and three (in some congregations, five) are called up. It is customary for the Reader to use the melody of Yamim Nora'im. After the completion of the reading, the Torah is returned to the Ark (page 597). This is followed by Aleinu (page 631), and Mourner's Kaddish. It is customary to conclude with the singing of Adon Olam or Yigdal.
139 Kiddush for Yom Tov (page 807) is said. If Shemini Atzeret fell on Shabbat, the two blessings for Havdala (page 809) are inserted prior to the blessing שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ.
140 Shaḥarit: for Shabbat and Yom Tov. The Shaliaḥ Tzibbur for Shaḥarit begins from the words הָאֵל בְּתַעֲצֻמוֹת עֻזֶּךָ. After Barekhu, the congregation says הַמֵּאִיר לָאָרֶץ. The Amida for Yom Tov is said (page 817). During the Repetition of the Amida, the Kohanim say Birkat Kohanim. This is followed by Hallel, Full Kaddish, the Daily Psalm and Mourner's Kaddish. The Ark is opened and the verses of אַתָּה הָרְאֵתָ (page 835) are said responsively. All of the Torah scrolls are taken from the Ark, and the seven Hakafot are performed amid joyous singing and dancing.
141 Torah Reading: pages 1215א–1219ב. The Torah reading is repeated, in cycles of five aliyot, until all males over thirteen have received an aliya [רמ״א או״ח, תרסט: א]. It is customary for children under 13 years to participate in an aliya, known as Kol HaNe'arim, in which multiple tallitot are spread to form a canopy over the children and the oleh. This is followed by the calling up of the Ḥatan Torah, for whom the final verses of the Torah are read. After the completion of the reading, it is customary that Hagbaha is performed with arms crossed, so that when the Torah is raised and the arms uncrossed, the lettering on the scroll faces outward toward the congregation. A second scroll is opened; the Ḥatan Bereshit is called up and the first verses of Bereshit are read [שו״ע ורמ״א או״ח, תרסט: א]. It is customary to pause in the reading for the congregation to read aloud וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר for each day of Creation, and to read aloud the last three verses, starting with וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם. This is followed by Half Kaddish. A third scroll is opened for Maftir. The Haftara is the beginning of the book of Joshua (page 1221) [שם].
142 After the Haftara, the prayers for the government and the State of Israel are said. The congregation says Ashrei, and the Torah scrolls are returned to the Ark. The Shaliaḥ Tzibbur says Half Kaddish.
143 Musaf: for Festivals (page 857). The Kohanim do not say Birkat Kohanim, because they are assumed to have drunk alcohol. The Repetition of the Amida is followed by Full Kaddish, and the conclusion of the service is as for Shabbat (page 623).
144 Minḥa: for Shabbat and Yom Tov.
מוֹצָאֵי שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Motza'ei Simḥat Torah
145 Ma'ariv: for weekdays. In the fourth blessing of the Amida, the paragraph of אַתָּה חוֹנַנְתָּנוּ is said (page 287). Havdala is said over a cup of wine or grape juice; no blessing is made over spices or a flame [שו״ע או״ח, תרא: א].
שַׁבָּת בְּרֵאשִׁית
Shabbat Bereshit (Mevarkhim Ḥodesh Marḥeshvan)
146 On the Shabbat preceding Rosh Ḥodesh Marḥeshvan (and each subsequent Rosh Ḥodesh), Birkat HaḤodesh (page 593) is said after the prayers for the government and the State of Israel. This is followed immediately by Ashrei. אָב הָרַחֲמִים is generally omitted on the Shabbat preceding Rosh Ḥodesh, except those preceding Rosh Ḥodesh Iyar and Sivan.
147 Minḥa: It is customary to say Psalm 104 (בָּרְכִי נַפְשִׁי) and the fifteen songs of ascents (pages 697–707) after Minḥa on Shabbat, from Shabbat Bereshit until before Shabbat HaGadol [רמ״א או״ח, רצב: ב].
מַרְחֶשְׁוָן
MARḤESHVAN
בה״ב
LAWS OF BAHAB
148 Some have the custom to say special Seliḥot after the Repetition of the Amida of Shaḥarit on the first Monday, the first Thursday and the second Monday of Marḥeshvan. Historically, these days were dedicated to fasting to atone for overstepping halakhic limits during the celebration of the Yom Tov. This custom is also observed on the first Monday, the first Thursday and the second Monday of Iyar [שו״ע ורמ״א או״ח, תצב: א].