RAISING THE TORAH
Before raising the Torah, open it to reveal at least three columns and one seam. Raise the Torah, turning to the left and right, so that everyone present can see the text. Place the open Torah back on the bimah and roll it closed with a seam centered between the two rollers. Lift the closed Torah and be seated holding it.
As the Torah is raised the congregation rises, looks at the Torah, and says aloud:
Transliteration, page 625.
Hebrew
וְזֹאת הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר שָׂם מֹשֶׁה לִפְנֵי* בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל:1 עֵץ
חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ, וְתֹמְכֶיהָ* מְאֻשָּׁר: דְּרָכֶיהָ
דַּרְכֵי* נֹעַם, וְכָל נְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ שָׁלוֹם: אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּימִינָהּ,
בִּשְׂמֹאלָהּ* עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד:2 יְהֹוָה חָפֵץ לְמַעַן צִדְקוֹ, יַגְדִּיל תּוֹרָה
וְיַאְדִּיר:3
Chabad
v'zoys hatoyroh asher som Moysheh lifnei* b'nei Yisro-eil: eitz
chayim hi lamachazikim boh, v'soym'cheho* m'ushor: d'rocheho
darchei* noy-am, v'chol n'sivoyseho sholoym: oyrech yomim biminoh,
bismoyloh* oysher v'chovoyd: Adonoy chofeitz l'ma-an tzidkoy, yagdil Toyroh
v'yadir:
The golel wraps the sash around the Torah at the top of the lower third, and places the mantle over the Torah (followed by the crown, etc.).
The maftir now begins the blessing before the Haftarah.
BLESSING BEFORE THE HAFTARAH
Before the Haftarah, the maftir recites the following blessing. For additional laws, see page 601.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר
בִּנְבִיאִים טוֹבִים וְרָצָה בְדִבְרֵיהֶם הַנֶּאֱמָרִים
בֶּאֱמֶת. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה הַבּוֹחֵר בַּתּוֹרָה וּבְמֹשֶׁה עַבְדּוֹ
וּבְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַמּוֹ וּבִנְבִיאֵי הָאֱמֶת וָצֶדֶק: (אָמֵן—Cong)
Chabad
boruch atoh Adonoy Eloyheinu melech ho-oylom asher bochar
binvi-im toyvim v'rotzoh v'divreihem hane-emorim
be-emes. boruch atoh Adonoy haboycheir batoyroh uv'moysheh avdoy
uv'yisro-eil amoy uvinvi-ei ho-emes votzedek: (omein-cong)
The Haftarah is read.
BLESSING AFTER THE HAFTARAH
Upon concluding the Haftarah, the maftir recites the following blessings:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, צוּר כָּל
הָעוֹלָמִים, צַדִּיק* בְּכָל* הַדּוֹרוֹת, הָאֵל הַנֶּאֱמָן
הָאוֹמֵר וְעוֹשֶׂה, הַמְדַבֵּר וּמְקַיֵּם, שֶׁכָּל דְּבָרָיו אֱמֶת וָצֶדֶק:
Chabad
boruch atoh Adonoy, Eloyheinu melech ho-oylom, tzur kol
ho-oylomim, tzadik* b'chol* hadoyroys, ho-eil hane-emon
ho-oymeir v'oyseh, ham'dabeir um'kayeim, shekol d'vorov emes votzedek:
Do not respond Amen.
Hebrew
נֶאֱמָן אַתָּה הוּא* יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, וְנֶאֱמָנִים דְּבָרֶיךָ, וְדָבָר
אֶחָד מִדְּבָרֶיךָ אָחוֹר לֹא יָשׁוּב רֵיקָם, כִּי אֵל
Chabad
ne-emon atoh hu* Adonoy Eloyheinu, v'ne-emonim d'vorecho, v'dovor
echod mid'vorecho ochoyr loy yoshuv reikom, ki Eil