ALIYOT TO THE TORAH
After the Torah has been placed on the bimah, the gabbai calls a Kohen to the Torah by saying the following. If there is no Kohen, the gabbai calls a Levite or Israelite to the Torah instead.
Hebrew
וְתִגָּלֶה וְתֵרָאֶה מַלְכוּתוֹ עָלֵינוּ
בִּזְמַן קָרוֹב, וְיָחוֹן פְּלֵטָתֵנוּ
וּפְלֵטַת עַמּוֹ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל לְחֵן
וּלְחֶסֶד וּלְרַחֲמִים וּלְרָצוֹן וְנֹאמַר
אָמֵן. הַכֹּל הָבוּ גֹדֶל לֵאלֹהֵינוּ וּתְנוּ
כָבוֹד לַתּוֹרָה. כֹּהֵן קְרַב, יַעֲמֹד (פְּלוֹנִי
בֶּן פְּלוֹנִי) הַכֹּהֵן. בָּרוּךְ שֶׁנָּתַן תּוֹרָה
לְעַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּקְדֻשָּׁתוֹ:
Sephardi
Ve-titgaleh ve-tera’eh malchuto aleinu
bizman karov, ve-yahon peletatenu
u-feletat amo Beit Yisrael le-chen
u-le-chesed u-le-rachamim u-le-ratzon venomar
Amen. Hakol havu godel le-Eloheinu u-tenu
kavod latorah. Kohen kerav, ya'amod (peloni
ben peloni) hakohen. Baruch shenatan Torah
le'amo Yisrael bikdushato:
English
May His rulership as king over us be revealed and made visible very soon. May He graciously give those of us who remain alive and everyone among His nation, the House of Israel, who remains alive after being persecuted in exile, graciousness, kindness, mercy, and good will, and let us say Amen. Let us all give glory to our God, and give honor to the Torah. Let the Kohen approach the Torah. Come up, (name) the son of (father’s name) the Kohen. Blessed is God, Who, in His holiness, gave the Torah to the Children of Israel, His people.
The congregation and gabbai say:
Hebrew
וְאַתֶּם הַדְּבֵקִים בַּיְיָ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם,
חַיִּים כֻּלְּכֶם הַיּוֹם:
Sephardi
V'atem ha-devekim ba-Adonai Eloheichem,
chayim kullekhem hayom:
English
You, the Children of Israel, who are attached to the Lord, your God, are all alive today.
The oleh (person who is called up to the Torah) should approach the Torah directly and without delay, in order to show his love and enthusiasm for the Torah.
BLESSINGS OVER THE TORAH
The reader shows the oleh the words that are to be read in the Torah. The oleh touches the words with the corner of his tallit or with the Torah’s belt, and kisses it. He then closes the Torah and says the following blessing while holding the handles of the Torah and turning his head to the right, so as not to appear to be reading from the Torah. For transliteration, see page 945.
Hebrew
בָּרְכוּ אֶת יְיָ הַמְבֹרָךְ:
Sephardi
Barechu et Adonai hamevorach:
English
Let us now bless the Lord, Who is blessed:
The congregation and the oleh say together:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ יְיָ הַמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:
Sephardi
Baruch Adonai hamevorach le'olam va'ed:
English
Blessed is the Lord, Who is blessed, forever and ever.
The oleh continues:
Blessings on the Torah
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ
הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר בָּנוּ
מִכָּל הָעַמִּים,<sup>1</sup> וְנָתַן לָנוּ אֶת תּוֹרָתוֹ.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה:
Sephardi
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu melech
ha-olam, asher bachar banu
mikol ha-amim,<sup>1</sup> venatan lanu et Torato.
Baruch Atah Adonai, noten hatorah:
English
Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, Who chose us from among all the other nations<sup>1</sup> and gave us His Torah, His most precious possession. Blessed are You, Lord, Who gives us the Torah each day anew.
When the reading is completed, the oleh touches the last and first words that were read with the corner of his tallit or with the Torah’s belt, and kisses it. He then closes the Torah and says the following blessing while holding the handles of the Torah and turning his head to the right, so as not to appear to be reading from the Torah.
When the reading is completed, the oleh touches the last and first words that were read with the corner of his tallit or with the Torah’s belt, and kisses it. He then closes the Torah and says the following blessing while holding the handles of the Torah and turning his head to the right, so as not to appear to be reading from the Torah.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָנוּ תּוֹרַת אֱמֶת,<sup>2</sup>
וְחַיֵּי עוֹלָם נָטַע בְּתוֹכֵנוּ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה
יְיָ, נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה:
Sephardi
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam,
asher natan lanu Torat emet,<sup>2</sup>
ve-chayyei olam nata betokhenu. Baruch Atah
Adonai, noten hatorah:
English
Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, Who has given us the Torah of truth<sup>2</sup> and has planted everlasting life within us. Blessed are You, Lord, Who gives the Torah.
The oleh remains standing near the Torah until the end of the next aliyah (or, if this was the last aliyah, until after the raising of the Torah). When the oleh returns to his place, he should not use the shortest route, showing his love for the Torah and his reluctance to leave it.
After the final aliyah, the Torah is covered and Half Kaddish, is said by a mourner or someone who is commemorating a yahrtzeit. If none are present, the reader of the Torah says it. For transliteration, see page 953.
Hebrew
יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא. (אָמֵן)
בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ,
וְיַצְמַח פֻּרְקָנֵהּ וִיקָרֵב מְשִׁיחֵהּ. (אָמֵן)
בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן וּבְחַיֵּי דְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל,
בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן: (אָמֵן, יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ
רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא יִתְבָּרַךְ)
יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי
עָלְמַיָּא. יִתְבָּרַךְ, וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח, וְיִתְפָּאַר, וְיִתְרוֹמַם,
וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא, וְיִתְהַדָּר, וְיִתְעַלֶּה, וְיִתְהַלָּל, שְׁמֵהּ
דְּקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא: (אָמֵן)
לְעֵלָּא מִן כָּל בִּרְכָתָא וְשִׁירָתָא, תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא
וְנֶחָמָתָא, דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן: (אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Yitgadal ve-yitkadash shemei rabba. (Amen)
be'alma di vera chir'uteh veyamlich malchuteh,
veyatzmach purkaneh vikarev meshicheh. (Amen)
bechayeichon u-vyomekhon u-vhayei dechol Beit Yisrael,
ba'agala uvizman kariv ve'imru Amen: (Amen, yehei shemei
rabba mevorach le'alam ul'almei almaya yitbarach)
Yehei shemei rabba mevorach le'alam ul'almei
almaya. Yitbarach, ve-yishtabbah, veyitpa'ar, veyitromam,
ve-yitnasse, veyithadar, veyit'aleh, veyithalal, shemei
dekudsha berich Hu: (Amen)
Le'ela min kol birchata veshirata, tushbechata
ve-nehamata, da'amiran be'alma, ve'imru Amen: (Amen)
English
May God’s great name be exalted and holy (Amen) — throughout the universe, which He created as He wanted. May He establish His kingdom over the entire universe, bring His redemption, and speed up the coming of His Mashiach, (Amen) — in your lifetime and in your days, and in the lifetime of the House of Israel, speedily and soon. And everyone say Amen. (Amen. May God’s great name be blessed forever and ever—it will be blessed.) May God’s great name be blessed forever and ever. The name of the Holy One, Who is blessed, will be blessed, celebrated, glorified, exalted, raised, honored, uplifted, and praised (Amen) — more than all the blessings, songs, praises, and comforting words that are said in the world. And everyone say Amen. (Amen)
Continue with the Raising of the Torah on page 128