Blessings Over The Torah

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

How to read the transliterations

Blessings Upon The Torah

In order to display his love and zeal for the Torah, the oleh (the person summoned up to the Torah) should approach it at once and by a direct path.

The reader indicates to the oleh the opening and closing words destined to be read from the Torah. With his tallit's corner or with the belt of the Torah, the oleh touches those words and kisses it. Closing the Torah, he then recites the blessing that follows, grasping the Torah's handles and turning his head rightward, lest he seem to be reading from the Torah.

Hebrew

בָּרְכוּ אֶת יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ:

Chabad

bor'chu es Adonoy ham'voyroch:

The congregation and the oleh recite as one:

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:

Chabad

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

The oleh proceeds:

Blessings for the Torah

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:

The reader recites from the Torah, while the oleh reads in an undertone together with him. For the rest of the congregation, custom is to track the reading in a siddur (or chumash) of their own.

Once the reading is finished, the oleh touches, with his tallit's corner or with the belt of the Torah, the closing and opening words that had been read, and kisses it. Closing the Torah, he then recites the blessing that follows, grasping the Torah's handles and turning his head rightward, lest he seem to be reading from the Torah.

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ
הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָנוּ תּוֹרַת
אֱמֶת,¹ 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:

Near the Torah the oleh remains standing until the following aliyah is finished (or, should his aliyah have been the final one, until after the Torah has been raised). As the oleh returns to his place, he should avoid the shortest route, displaying affection for the Torah and unwillingness to depart from it.

Once the last aliyah before Maftir is done, the Torah is covered and a mourner, or someone commemorating a yahrtzeit, recites Half Kaddish. If no such person is at hand, the Torah reader recites it. See page 953 for transliteration. Should Maftir be read from a second Torah, set it on the bimah before reciting Kaddish.

Hebrew

יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא. (אָמֵן)
בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ,
וְיַצְמַח פּוּרְקָנֵהּ 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
וְנֶחֱמָתָא, דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא, וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן: (אָמֵן)

Chabad

yisgadal v'yiskadash sh'meih rabo. (Omein)
b'olmo di v'ro chiruseih v'yamlich malchuseih,
v'yatzmach pur'koneih vikoreiv m'shicheih. (Omein)
b'chayeichoyn uv'yoymeichoyn uv'chayei d'chol beis
Yisro-eil, ba-agolo uvizman koriv v'imru Omein:
(Omein, y'hei sh'meih rabo m'vorach l'olam ul'-olmei olmayo yisborach)
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)
l'eilo min kol birchoso v'shiroso, tushb'choso
v'nechemoso, da-amiron b'olmo, v'imru Omein: (Omein)

Blessing of Thanksgiving after Surviving Danger

One who has finished an overseas journey, finished a perilous overland journey, recovered from a grave illness, or been freed from captivity should recite the following blessing. One who has survived any other life-threatening event may also recite it. Within three days of the event the blessing should be said, and preferably in the presence of a Sefer Torah. See page 945 for transliteration.

Blessing upon being saved from danger

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ
הָעוֹלָם, הַגּוֹמֵל לְחַיָּבִים
טוֹבוֹת, שֶׁגְּמָלַנִי טוֹב:²

Chabad

boruch atoh Adonoy Eloyheinu melech
ho-oylom, hagoymeil l'chayovim
toyvoys, sheg'molani toyv:

The congregation replies:

Hebrew

אָמֵן. מִי שֶׁגְּמָלְךָ טוֹב, הוּא
יִגְמָלְךָ כָּל טוֹב סֶלָה:

Chabad

Omein. mi sheg'mol'cho toyv, hu
yigmol'cho kol toyv seloh:

Blessing by a Father of a Bar Mitzvah

When a Bar Mitzvah finishes his first aliyah, his father recites the blessing that follows. Chabad custom omits the words in brackets.

Blessing when a son becomes Bar Mitzvah

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ (אתה יְהֹוָה אלהינו מלך העולם)
שֶׁפְּטָרַנִי מֵעָנְשׁוֹ שֶׁל זֶה:

Chabad

boruch (אתה Adonoy אלהינו מלך העולם)
shep'torani mei-on'shoy shel zeh: