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  "title": "Torah Service",
  "summary": "Torah Service, pages 172, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.",
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      "slug": "lev-shalem",
      "title": "Siddur Lev Shalem (Excerpts)",
      "nusach": "Ashkenaz"
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    "page": {
      "slug": "lev-65-172-shabbat-morning-service-torah-service",
      "section": "Shabbat - Morning Service",
      "topic": "Torah Service",
      "printPages": "172",
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      "header": {
        "section": {
          "hebrew": "שחרית לשבת",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "sha|cha|RIT le|sha|BAT",
            "orthographic": "sha|ḥa|RITH le|shab|BATH",
            "sephardic": "sha|ḥa|RIT le|shab|BAT",
            "chabad": "sha|cha|RIS l'sha|BOS"
          },
          "english": "Shabbat - Morning Service"
        },
        "topic": {
          "hebrew": "סדר קריאת התורה",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "SE|der k'ri-AT ha|to|RAH",
            "orthographic": "SE|dher qe|ri|ʾATH hat|to|RAH",
            "sephardic": "SE|der qe|ri|AT hat|to|RAH",
            "chabad": "SEI|der k'ri-AS ha|toy|ROH"
          },
          "english": "Torah Service"
        },
        "printPages": "172"
      },
      "body": [
        {
          "type": "heading",
          "hebrew": "בִּרְכוֹת הַתּוֹרָה",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "bir|CHOT ha|to|RAH",
            "orthographic": "bir|KHOTH hat|to|RAH",
            "sephardic": "bir|KHOT hat|to|RAH",
            "chabad": "bir|CHOYS ha|toy|ROH"
          },
          "english": "Blessings Recited by Those Called Up to the Torah"
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "The person who is honored with an aliyah recites the following before the Torah is read:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "בָּרְכוּ אֶת־יְהוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ:",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ba|re|CHU et-a|do|NAI ha|me|vo|RACH:",
            "orthographic": "ba|re|KHU ʾeth-a|do|NAI ha|me|vo|RAKH:",
            "sephardic": "ba|re|KHU et-a|do|NAI ha|me|vo|RAKH:",
            "chabad": "bor'|CHU es-a|do|NOY ham'|voy|ROCH:"
          },
          "printed_transliteration": "Bar’khu et Adonai ha-m’vorakh.",
          "english": "Praise Adonai, to whom all praise is directed."
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "The congregation responds:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ba|RUCH a|do|NAI ha|me|vo|RACH le-o|LAM va-ED:",
            "orthographic": "ba|RUKH a|do|NAI ha|me|vo|RAKH le|ʿo|LAM va|ʿEDH:",
            "sephardic": "ba|RUKH a|do|NAI ha|me|vo|RAKH le|ʿo|LAM va|ʿED:",
            "chabad": "bo|RUCH a|do|NOY ham'|voy|ROCH l'oy|LOM vo-ED:"
          },
          "printed_transliteration": "Barukh Adonai ha-m’vorakh l’olam va-ed.",
          "english": "Praise Adonai, to whom all praise is directed forever and ever."
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "The person who is honored repeats the above response, then continues:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,\nאֲשֶׁר בָּחַר בָּנוּ מִכָּל־הָעַמִּים וְנָתַן לָנוּ אֶת־תּוֹרָתוֹ.\nבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה, נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ba|RUCH a|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu ME|lech ha-o|LAM,\na|SHER ba|CHAR ba|NU mi|kol-ha-a|MIM ve|na|TAN LA|nu et-to|ra|TO.\nba|RUCH a|TAH a|do|NAI, no|TEN ha|to|RAH.",
            "orthographic": "ba|RUKH ʾat|TAH a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM,\nʾa|SHER ba|ḥAR ba|NU mik|kol-ha|ʿam|MIM ve|na|THAN LA|nu ʾeth-to|ra|THO.\nba|RUKH ʾat|TAH a|do|NAI, no|THEN hat|to|RAH.",
            "sephardic": "ba|RUKH at|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM,\na|SHER ba|ḥAR ba|NU mik|kol-ha|ʿam|MIM ve|na|TAN LA|nu et-to|ra|TO.\nba|RUKH at|TAH a|do|NAI, no|TEN hat|to|RAH.",
            "chabad": "bo|RUCH a|TOH a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu ME|lech ho-oy|LOM,\na|SHER bo|CHAR bo|NU mi|kol-ho-a|MIM v'no|SAN LO|nu es-toy|ro|SOY.\nbo|RUCH a|TOH a|do|NOY, noy|SEIN ha|toy|ROH."
          },
          "printed_transliteration": "Barukh atah Adonai eloheinu melekh ha-olam,\nasher bahar banu mikol ha-amim, v’natan lanu et torato.\nBarukh atah Adonai, noten ha-torah.",
          "english": "Barukh atah Adonai, our God, sovereign of time and space, who has chosen us from among all peoples, giving us the Torah. Barukh atah Adonai, who gives the Torah."
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "The person who is honored recites the following after the Torah is read:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,\nאֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָנוּ תּוֹרַת אֱמֶת, וְחַיֵּי עוֹלָם נָטַע בְּתוֹכֵנוּ.\nבָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה, נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ba|RUCH a|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HEI|nu ME|lech ha-o|LAM,\na|SHER na|TAN LA|nu to|RAT e|MET, ve|cha|YEI o|LAM na|TA b'to|CHE|nu.\nba|RUCH a|TAH a|do|NAI, no|TEN ha|to|RAH.",
            "orthographic": "ba|RUKH ʾat|TAH a|do|NAI ʾe|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM,\nʾa|SHER na|THAN LA|nu to|RATH ʾe|METH, ve|ḥay|YE ʿo|LAM na|ṭAʿ be|tho|KHE|nu.\nba|RUKH ʾat|TAH a|do|NAI, no|THEN hat|to|RAH.",
            "sephardic": "ba|RUKH at|TAH a|do|NAI e|lo|HE|nu ME|lekh ha|ʿo|LAM,\na|SHER na|TAN LA|nu to|RAT e|MET, ve|ḥay|YE ʿo|LAM na|TAʿ be|to|KHE|nu.\nba|RUKH at|TAH a|do|NAI, no|TEN hat|to|RAH.",
            "chabad": "bo|RUCH a|TOH a|do|NOY e|loy|HEI|nu ME|lech ho-oy|LOM,\na|SHER no|SAN LO|nu toy|RAS e|MES, v'cha|YEI oy|LOM no|TA b'soy|CHEI|nu.\nbo|RUCH a|TOH a|do|NOY, noy|SEIN ha|toy|ROH."
          },
          "printed_transliteration": "Barukh atah Adonai eloheinu melekh ha-olam,\nasher natan lanu torat emet, v’hayei olam nata b’tokheinu.\nBarukh atah Adonai, noten ha-torah.",
          "english": "Barukh atah Adonai, our God, sovereign of time and space, who has given us a teaching of truth, planting eternal life in our midst. Barukh atah Adonai, who gives the Torah."
        },
        {
          "type": "heading",
          "hebrew": "מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ לָעוֹלֶה לַתּוֹרָה",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "mi she|be|RACH la-o|LEH la|to|RAH",
            "orthographic": "mi sheb|be|RAKH la|ʿo|LEH lat|to|RAH",
            "sephardic": "mi sheb|be|RAKH la|ʿo|LEH lat|to|RAH",
            "chabad": "mi she|bei|RACH lo-oy|LEH la|toy|ROH"
          },
          "english": "Mi Sheberakh: Blessing for Those Called to the Torah"
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "For an individual:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב, וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ\nשָׂרָה רִבְקָה רָחֵל וְלֵאָה, הוּא יְבָרֵךְ אֶת ________\nשֶׁעָלָה/שֶׁעָלְתָה הַיּוֹם לִכְבוֹד הַמָּקוֹם וְלִכְבוֹד הַתּוֹרָה,\nוְלִכְבוֹד הַשַּׁבָּת. הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא יִשְׁמֹר אוֹתוֹ/אוֹתָהּ\nוְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ/מִשְׁפַּחְתָּהּ, וְיִשְׁלַח בְּרָכָה וְהַצְלָחָה\nבְּכָל־מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו/יָדֶיהָ, עִם כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶחָיו\nוְאַחְיוֹתָיו/אַחֶיהָ וְאַחְיוֹתֶיהָ, וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "mi she|be|RACH a|vo|TEI|nu av|ra|HAM yitz|CHAK ve|ya-a|KOV, ve-i|mo|TEI|nu\nsa|RAH riv|KAH ra|CHEL ve|le-AH, hu ye|va|RECH et ________\nshe-a|LAH or she-a|le|TAH ha|YOM lich|VOD ha|ma|KOM ve|lich|VOD ha|to|RAH,\nve|lich|VOD ha|sha|BAT. ha|ka|DOSH ba|RUCH hu yish|MOR o|TO or o|TAH\nve-et-kol-mish|pach|TO or mish|pach|TAH, ve|yish|LACH b'ra|CHAH ve|hatz|la|CHAH\nb'chol-ma-a|SEH ya|DAV or ya|de|HA, im kol-yis|ra-EL e|CHAV\nve-ach|yo|TAV or a|che|HA ve-ach|yo|te|HA, ve|no|MAR a|MEN.",
            "orthographic": "mi sheb|be|RAKH ʾa|vo|THE|nu ʾav|ra|HAM yitz|ḥAQ ve|ya|ʿa|QOV, ve|ʾim|mo|THE|nu\nśa|RAH riv|QAH ra|ḥEL ve|le|ʾAH, huʾ ye|va|REKH ʾeth ________\nshe|ʿa|LAH or she|ʿa|le|THAH hay|YOM likh|VODH ham|ma|QOM ve|likh|VODH hat|to|RAH,\nve|likh|VODH has|shab|BATH. haq|qa|DHOSH ba|RUKH huʾ yish|MOR ʾo|THO or ʾo|THAH\nve|ʾeth-kol-mish|paḥ|TO or mish|paḥ|TAH, ve|yish|LAḥ be|ra|KHAH ve|hatz|la|ḥAH\nbe|khol-ma|ʿa|śEH ya|DHAV or ya|dhe|HA, ʿim kol-yiś|ra|ʾEL ʾe|ḥAV\nve|ʾaḥ|yo|THAV or ʾa|ḥe|HA ve|ʾaḥ|yo|the|HA, ve|noʾ|MAR ʾa|MEN.",
            "sephardic": "mi sheb|be|RAKH a|vo|TE|nu av|ra|HAM yitz|ḥAQ ve|ya|ʿa|QOV, ve|im|mo|TE|nu\nsa|RAH riv|QAH ra|ḥEL ve|le|AH, hu ye|va|REKH et ________\nshe|ʿa|LAH or she|ʿa|le|TAH hay|YOM likh|VOD ham|ma|QOM ve|likh|VOD hat|to|RAH,\nve|likh|VOD has|shab|BAT. haq|qa|DOSH ba|RUKH hu yish|MOR o|TO or o|TAH\nve|et-kol-mish|paḥ|TO or mish|paḥ|TAH, ve|yish|LAḥ be|ra|KHAH ve|hatz|la|ḥAH\nbe|khol-ma|ʿa|SEH ya|DAV or ya|de|HA, ʿim kol-yis|ra|EL e|ḥAV\nve|aḥ|yo|TAV or a|ḥe|HA ve|aḥ|yo|te|HA, ve|no|MAR a|MEN.",
            "chabad": "mi she|bei|RACH a|voy|SEI|nu av|ro|HOM yitz|CHOK v'ya-a|KOYV, v'i|moy|SEI|nu\nso|ROH riv|KOH ro|CHEIL v'lei-OH, hu y'vo|REICH es ________\nshe-o|LOH or she-ol'|SOH ha|YOYM lich|VOYD ha|mo|KOYM v'lich|VOYD ha|toy|ROH,\nv'lich|VOYD ha|sha|BOS. ha|ko|DOYSH bo|RUCH hu yish|MOYR oy|SOY or oy|SOH\nv'es-kol-mish|pach|TOY or mish|pach|TOH, v'yish|LACH b'ro|CHOH v'hatz|lo|CHOH\nb'chol-ma-a|SEIH yo|DOV or yo|de|HO, im kol-yis|ro-EIL e|CHOV\nv'ach|yoy|SOV or a|che|HO v'ach|yoy|se|HO, v'noy|MAR o|MEIN."
          },
          "english": "May the one who blessed our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, bless _______, who has/have ascended today to honor God and the Torah and Shabbat. May the blessed Holy One protect him/her/them and his/her/their entire family, bring blessing and success to all the works of his/her/their hands, together with all his/her/their fellow Jews, and let us say: Amen."
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "For a group of people:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב, וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ\nשָׂרָה רִבְקָה רָחֵל וְלֵאָה, הוּא יְבָרֵךְ אֶת כָּל־אֵלֶּה שֶׁעָלוּ\nהַיּוֹם לִכְבוֹד הַמָּקוֹם וְלִכְבוֹד הַתּוֹרָה, וְלִכְבוֹד הַשַּׁבָּת.\nהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא יִשְׁמֹר אוֹתָם וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם,\nוְיִשְׁלַח בְּרָכָה וְהַצְלָחָה בְּכָל־מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיהֶם, עִם\nכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲחֵיהֶם וְאַחְיוֹתֵיהֶם, וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "mi she|be|RACH a|vo|TEI|nu av|ra|HAM yitz|CHAK ve|ya-a|KOV, ve-i|mo|TEI|nu\nsa|RAH riv|KAH ra|CHEL ve|le-AH, hu ye|va|RECH et kol-e|LEH she-a|LU\nha|YOM lich|VOD ha|ma|KOM ve|lich|VOD ha|to|RAH, ve|lich|VOD ha|sha|BAT.\nha|ka|DOSH ba|RUCH hu yish|MOR o|TAM ve-et-kol-mish|pe|cho|tei|HEM,\nve|yish|LACH b'ra|CHAH ve|hatz|la|CHAH b'chol-ma-a|SEH ye|dei|HEM, im\nkol-yis|ra-EL a|chei|HEM ve-ach|yo|tei|HEM, ve|no|MAR a|MEN.",
            "orthographic": "mi sheb|be|RAKH ʾa|vo|THE|nu ʾav|ra|HAM yitz|ḥAQ ve|ya|ʿa|QOV, ve|ʾim|mo|THE|nu\nśa|RAH riv|QAH ra|ḥEL ve|le|ʾAH, huʾ ye|va|REKH ʾeth kol-ʾel|LEH she|ʿa|LU\nhay|YOM likh|VODH ham|ma|QOM ve|likh|VODH hat|to|RAH, ve|likh|VODH has|shab|BATH.\nhaq|qa|DHOSH ba|RUKH huʾ yish|MOR ʾo|THAM ve|ʾeth-kol-mish|pe|ḥo|the|HEM,\nve|yish|LAḥ be|ra|KHAH ve|hatz|la|ḥAH be|khol-ma|ʿa|śEH ye|dhe|HEM, ʿim\nkol-yiś|ra|ʾEL ʾa|ḥe|HEM ve|ʾaḥ|yo|the|HEM, ve|noʾ|MAR ʾa|MEN.",
            "sephardic": "mi sheb|be|RAKH a|vo|TE|nu av|ra|HAM yitz|ḥAQ ve|ya|ʿa|QOV, ve|im|mo|TE|nu\nsa|RAH riv|QAH ra|ḥEL ve|le|AH, hu ye|va|REKH et kol-el|LEH she|ʿa|LU\nhay|YOM likh|VOD ham|ma|QOM ve|likh|VOD hat|to|RAH, ve|likh|VOD has|shab|BAT.\nhaq|qa|DOSH ba|RUKH hu yish|MOR o|TAM ve|et-kol-mish|pe|ḥo|te|HEM,\nve|yish|LAḥ be|ra|KHAH ve|hatz|la|ḥAH be|khol-ma|ʿa|SEH ye|de|HEM, ʿim\nkol-yis|ra|EL a|ḥe|HEM ve|aḥ|yo|te|HEM, ve|no|MAR a|MEN.",
            "chabad": "mi she|bei|RACH a|voy|SEI|nu av|ro|HOM yitz|CHOK v'ya-a|KOYV, v'i|moy|SEI|nu\nso|ROH riv|KOH ro|CHEIL v'lei-OH, hu y'vo|REICH es kol-ei|LEH she-o|LU\nha|YOYM lich|VOYD ha|mo|KOYM v'lich|VOYD ha|toy|ROH, v'lich|VOYD ha|sha|BOS.\nha|ko|DOYSH bo|RUCH hu yish|MOYR oy|SOM v'es-kol-mish|p'choy|sei|HEM,\nv'yish|LACH b'ro|CHOH v'hatz|lo|CHOH b'chol-ma-a|SEIH y'dei|HEM, im\nkol-yis|ro-EIL a|chei|HEM v'ach|yoy|sei|HEM, v'noy|MAR o|MEIN."
          },
          "english": ""
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "For additional Mi Sheberakh prayers for special occasions, see pages 439–445."
        }
      ],
      "footer": [
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "THE READING. In the Land of Israel in the 1st millennium, the Torah was read on a cycle of three-and-a-half years and divided into more than 150 portions. In Babylonia, the Torah was divided into larger portions, called parashiyot, which are read in sequence on Shabbat mornings throughout a single year. (The number of these portions was eventually fixed at 54.) Because some years are leap years and in some years festivals fall on Shabbat, certain parashiyot may be read together, so that the weekly readings remain coordinated with the calendar. Today, we follow the Babylonian custom, though some congregations read one-third of each parashah each week, thus completing a full Torah reading in three years. The trope, the musical notation with which the Torah is chanted, is the oldest form of musical notation still in use; it dates at least to the end of the 1st millennium. Trope serve as syntactical signposts and provide interpretive meaning to the text."
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "WHO HAS CHOSEN US בָּחַר בָּנוּ. At the moment of approaching the Torah, one may feel especially chosen and may also experience the moment as being directly commanded."
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "HAS GIVEN US . . . WHO GIVES THE TORAH נָתַן לָנוּ . . . נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה. The Hebrew moves from the past tense to the present. The meaning of the words of Torah not only derive from the past, but each reading may offer a new revelation."
        },
        {
          "type": "MarginNote",
          "text": "From Sephardic Practice Before reciting the Torah blessings, the honoree(s) turn(s) to the congregation with a word of blessing (in accord with the language of greeting found in Ruth 2:4), and the congregation then responds in recognition: Honoree(s): יְהוָה עִמָּכֶם. May God be with you. Adonai imakhem. Congregation: יְבָרֶכְךָ/יְבָרְכֵךְ/יְבָרֶכְכֶם יְהוָה. May God bless you. Y’varekh-kha/y’var’kheikh/y’var’kheim Adonai."
        },
        {
          "type": "MarginNote",
          "text": "Shabbat: Resting-Place on Our Journey Each Shabbat is its own revelation, but each leads us further on the road to eternity. Each Shabbat is a resting place, an oasis on the journey that is the life of Torah. Each Shabbat’s Torah reading looks forward to yet another week—another revelation."
        },
        {
          "type": "MarginNote",
          "text": "Studying Torah Once a young man who wanted to become a Ḥasid arrived at the court of Isaac Meir, the rebbe of Gur. The rabbi asked him if he had learned Torah. The young man didn’t know what to answer. He had studied Torah but didn’t want to appear too bold and answer “Yes,” as if he knew all of Torah; nor could he say “No,” for he would then be lying. So he responded, “I know a little.” The rabbi replied, “Can anyone know more than a little?”"
        }
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