The Reading of the Torah

seder k'ri-at hatorah

סדר קריאת התורה

Chabad: ' is a reduced vowel — every vocal shva, always pronounced. - separates syllables that would otherwise run together.

How to read the transliterations

BLESSINGS FOR THE TORAH

With the corner of your tallit (or the Torah's sash), touch the start and the finish of the Torah reading and kiss it. Shut the Torah, grasp both handles, turn your head a little to the right, and recite:

English rendering, page 225.

Hebrew

בָּרְכוּ* אֶת יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ*:

Chabad

bor'chu* es Adonoy ham'voyroch*:

Congregation and oleh recite:

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ* לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:

Chabad

boruch Adonoy ham'voyroch* l'oylom vo-ed:

The oleh proceeds:

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר בָּנוּ
מִכָּל הָעַמִּים, וְנָתַן לָנוּ אֶת תּוֹרָתוֹ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה
יְהֹוָה, נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה:

Chabad

boruch atoh Adonoy Eloyheinu melech ho-oylom, asher bochar bonu
mikol ho-amim, v'nosan lonu es Toyrosoy. boruch atoh
Adonoy, noysein hatoyroh:

Throughout the aliyah, grasp the right handle of the Torah, and read softly along with the reader.

AT THE COMPLETION OF THE ALIYAH

With the corner of your tallit (or the Torah's sash), touch the finish and the start of the Torah reading and kiss it. Shut the Torah, grasp both handles, turn your head a little to the right, and recite:

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָנוּ
תּוֹרַת אֱמֶת, וְחַיֵּי עוֹלָם נָטַע בְּתוֹכֵנוּ. בָּרוּךְ
אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה:

Chabad

boruch atoh Adonoy Eloyheinu melech ho-oylom, asher nosan lonu
Toyras emes, v'chayei oylom nota b'soycheinu. boruch
atoh Adonoy, noysein hatoyroh:

Once the aliyah ends, remain at the right of the next oleh until his aliyah is finished (if it was the last aliyah, remain at the bimah until the Torah is raised). Prior to leaving the bima (or if it was the last aliyah, prior to the raising of the Torah), touch the Torah scroll's exterior with the corner of your tallit (or the Torah's sash) and kiss it. When going back to your seat, avoid the shortest route.

Once the last aliyah is done, the Torah is covered and Half Kaddish is said.¹

The congregation answers אָמֵן where indicated.

English rendering, page 38.

Hebrew

יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא. (אָמֵן—Cong) בְּעָלְמָא* דִי בְּרָא
כִרְעוּתֵהּ* וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ*, וְיַצְמַח פּוּרְקָנֵהּ וִיקָרֵב
מְשִׁיחֵהּ. (אָמֵן—Cong) בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן* וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן* וּבְחַיֵּי* דְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל,
בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן* קָרִיב וְאִמְרוּ* אָמֵן:

Chabad

yisgadal v'yiskadash sh'meih rabo. (omein-cong) b'olmo* di b'ro
chiruseih* v'yamlich malchuseih*, v'yatzmach pur'koneih vikoreiv
m'shicheih. (omein-cong) b'chayeichoyn* uv'yoymeichoyn* uv'chayei* d'chol beis Yisro-eil,
ba-agolo uvizman* koriv v'imru* Omein:

Hebrew

(אָמֵן—Cong. יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא, יִתְבָּרַךְ.)

Chabad

(omein-cong. y'hei sh'meih rabo m'vorach l'olam ul'-olmei olmayo, yisborach.)

Hebrew

יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם* וּלְעָלְמֵי* עָלְמַיָּא*. יִתְבָּרַךְ, וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח,
וְיִתְפָּאַר, וְיִתְרוֹמַם, וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא, וְיִתְהַדָּר, וְיִתְעַלֶּה, וְיִתְהַלָּל, שְׁמֵהּ
דְּקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. (אָמֵן—Cong) לְעֵלָּא מִן כָּל בִּרְכָתָא וְשִׁירָתָא,
תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא וְנֶחֱמָתָא, דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא*, וְאִמְרוּ* אָמֵן: (אָמֵן—Cong)

Chabad

y'hei sh'meih rabo m'vorach l'olam* ul'-olmei* olmayo*. yisborach, v'yishtabach,
v'yispo-ar, v'yisroymam, v'yisnasei, v'yishador, v'yisaleh, v'yishalol, sh'meih
d'kudsho b'rich hu. (omein-cong) l'eilo min kol birchoso v'shiroso,
tushb'choso v'nechemoso, da-amiron b'olmo*, v'imru* Omein: (omein-cong)