Torah Readings

Keriat HaTorah

קריאת התורה

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חצי קדיש

HALF KADDISH

After the Reading of the Torah, the Reader says Half Kaddish:

Reader:

Hebrew

יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא (קהל: אָמֵן)
בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ
וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ
וְיַצְמַח פֻּרְקָנֵהּ וִיקָרֵב מְשִׁיחֵהּ (קהל: אָמֵן)
בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן וּבְחַיֵּי דְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל
בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קהל: אָמֵן)

Sephardi

Yitgadal veyitkadash shemeh raba (kahal: Amen)
be'alma di vera chir'uteh
veyamlich malchuteh
veyatzmach purkaneih vikarev meshicheh (kahal: Amen)
bechayeichon uveyomeichon uvechayei dechol beit Yisrael
ba'agala uvizman kariv, ve'imru Amen. (kahal: Amen)

English

Magnified and sanctified may His great name be, in the world He created by His will. May He establish His kingdom, make His salvation flourish, and hasten His messiah, in your lifetime and in your days, and in the lifetime of all the house of Israel, swiftly and soon – and say: Amen.

All:

Hebrew

יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא.

Sephardi

Yehei shemeh raba mevarach le'alam ul'almei almaya.

English

May His great name be blessed for ever and all time.

Reader:

Hebrew

יִתְבָּרַךְ וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח וְיִתְפָּאַר וְיִתְרוֹמַם וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא
וְיִתְהַדָּר וְיִתְעַלֶּה וְיִתְהַלָּל
שְׁמֵהּ דְּקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא (קהל: אָמֵן)
לְעֵלָּא מִן כָּל בִּרְכָתָא
/ בעשרת ימי תשובה: לְעֵלָּא לְעֵלָּא מִכָּל בִּרְכָתָא /
וְשִׁירָתָא, תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא וְנֶחֱמָתָא
דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן. (קהל: אָמֵן)

Sephardi

Yitbarach veyishtabach veyitpa'ar veyitromam veyitnase
veyithadar veyit'aleh veyithalal
shemeh dekudsha berich hu (kahal: Amen)
le'ela min kol birchata
be'aseret yemei teshuvah: le'ela le'ela mikol birchata
veshirata, tushbechata venechemata
da'amiran be'alma, ve'imru Amen. (kahal: Amen)

English

Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, raised and honored, uplifted and lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, beyond any blessing, song, praise and consolation uttered in the world – and say: Amen.

The Torah scroll is lifted and the congregation says:

Deut. 4Num. 9

Hebrew

וְזֹאת הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר־שָׂם מֹשֶׁה לִפְנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל:
עַל־פִּי יהוה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה:

Sephardi

Vezot haTorah asher-sam Moshe lifnei benei Yisrael:
al-pi Adonai beyad-Moshe:

English

This is the Torah that Moses placed before the children of Israel, at the LORD's commandment, by the hand of Moses.

Some add:

Deut. 33Prov. 3Is. 42

Hebrew

תּוֹרָה צִוָּה־לָנוּ מֹשֶׁה, מוֹרָשָׁה קְהִלַּת יַעֲקֹב:
עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּׁר:
דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹעַם וְכָל־נְתִיבֹתֶיהָ שָׁלוֹם:
אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּימִינָהּ, בִּשְׂמֹאולָהּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד:
יהוה חָפֵץ לְמַעַן צִדְקוֹ יַגְדִּיל תּוֹרָה וְיַאְדִּיר:

Sephardi

Torah tzivah-lanu Moshe, morashah kehilat Ya'akov:
Etz-chayim hi lamachazikim bah vetomchehah me'ushar:
Derachehah darchei-no'am vechol-netivotehah shalom:
Orech yamim biminah, bismolah osher vechavod:
Adonai chafetz lema'an tzidko yagdil Torah veya'dir:

English

The Torah Moses commanded us is the heritage of the congregation of Jacob. It is a tree of life to those who grasp it, and those who uphold it are happy. Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace. Long life is at its right hand; at its left, riches and honor. It pleased the LORD for the sake of [Israel's] righteousness, to make the Torah great and glorious.