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 Over The Torah

The oleh (the 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.

The reader shows the oleh the first and last 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.

Hebrew

בָּרְכוּ אֶת יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ:

Chabad

bor'chu es Adonoy ham'voyroch:

The congregation and the oleh say together:

Hebrew

בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:

Chabad

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

The oleh continues:

Blessings on 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 reads from the Torah, and the oleh reads quietly along with him. It is customary for the rest of the congregation to follow the reading in their siddur (or chumash).

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 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:

The oleh remains standing near the Torah until the end of the following aliyah (or, if his 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 before Maftir, 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. If Maftir will be read from another Torah, place it on the bimah before saying 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 on Surviving Danger

The following blessing should be said by one who has completed an overseas journey, completed a dangerous journey over land, recovered from a serious illness, or has been released from captivity. It may also be said by one who has survived any other life-threatening event. The blessing should said within three days of the event, and preferably before a Sefer Torah. For transliteration, see page 945.

Blessing for 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 responds:

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 the Father of a Bar Mitzvah

After a Bar Mitzvah concludes his first aliyah, his father says the following blessing. Chabad custom is to omit the words in brackets.

Blessing for a son becoming 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: