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 OVER THE TORAH

Touch the beginning and end of the Torah reading with the corner of your tallit (or the Torah's sash) and kiss it. Close the Torah, hold both handles, turn your head slightly to the right, and say:

Translation on page 225.

Hebrew

בָּרְכוּ* אֶת יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ*:

Chabad

bor'chu* es Adonoy ham'voyroch*:

Congregation and oleh say:

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ* לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:

Chabad

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

Oleh continues:

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:

During the aliyah, hold the right handle of the Torah, and read quietly along with the reader.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ALIYAH

Touch the end and beginning of the Torah reading with the corner of your tallit (or the Torah's sash) and kiss it. Close the Torah, hold both handles, turn your head slightly to the right, and say:

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:

After the aliyah, stand to the right of the following oleh until the end of his aliyah (if it was the last aliyah, stand at the bimah until the Torah is raised). Before leaving the bima (or if it was the last aliyah, before the Torah is raised), touch the outside of the Torah scroll with the corner of your tallit (or the Torah's sash) and kiss it. When returning to your seat, do not use the shortest route.

After the final aliyah, the Torah is covered and Half Kaddish is recited.¹

Congregation responds אָמֵן as indicated.

Translation, 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)