F.   (a) Service Honors and Torah Aliyot – Shabbat morning

Parasha                                   Date of celebration:                                  .

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English name of B’nai Mitzvah   _______________________________________________________________________________________
Hebrew name of B’nai Mitzvah  _______________________________________________________________________________________

Aliyot  People who come to the Torah, to recite the blessings or lift and tie the Torah, will be called by both their English and Hebrew names.  A Hebrew name consists of the person’s own Hebrew name followed by the Hebrew name of the person’s father and mother. 
Please note:  Any 3 aliyot are reserved for the congregation.  You may assign the other four aliyot.

Aliyot

English names

Full Hebrew names

Torah

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

7 Parents

 

 

 

8 Maftir assigned to B’nai Mitzvah

 

 

 

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(a) Service Honors – Shabbat morning

Please make sure all Ark door and Ark curtain honorees come to the Bimah carrying an open siddur so that they can continue to participate in the service.

Page 224 (Barachu)
Open Ark doors

 

Page 312 (Torah service)
Ark curtain

 

Carry 2nd Torah scroll (only for certain Shabbatot – consult Cantor)

 

Torah tying (G’lilah)

PROVIDE ENGLISH AND HBREW NAMES

 

Torah tying 2nd scroll (G’lilah) (only for certain Shabbatot – consult Cantor)

PROVIDE ENGLISH AND HBREW NAMES

Page 346
Ark curtain

 

Page 358 (Aleynu)
Close Ark doors

 

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F.   (b)  Service Honors and Torah Aliyot – Shabbat Minchah (afternoon)

Parasha                                      Date of celebration:                                          .

English name of B’nai Mitzvah   ________________________________________________________________________________________
Hebrew name of B’nai Mitzvah   ________________________________________________________________________________________

Aliyot  People who come to the Torah, to recite the blessings or lift and tie the Torah, will be called by both their English and Hebrew names.  A Hebrew name consists of the person’s own Hebrew name followed by the Hebrew name of the person’s father and mother. 

Aliyot

English names

Full Hebrew names

Torah

1

 

 

 

2 Parents

 

 

 

3 Maftir B’nai Mitzvah

 

 

 

LIVING GRANDPARENTS
Ashrey:
Oseh Shalom:
Aleynu:

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(b) Service Honors – Shabbat minchah (afternoon)

Please make sure all Ark door and Ark curtain honorees come to the Bimah carrying an open siddur so that they can continue to participate in the service.

 

Beginning Service
Open Ark doors

 

Torah service
Open and close Ark curtain, page 6

 

Torah lifting (Hagbah), page 8
Assigned to trained congregant

 

Torah tying (G’lilah)

PROVIDE ENGLISH AND HBREW NAMES

 

Open and close Ark curtain

 

Aleynu, page 23
Close Ark doors

 

 

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G.  NOTIFICATION OF HONORS

B’NAI MITZVAH SERVICE OF__________________________________________
DATE_______________________
General Information

  • Mazal tov! You have been given an honor, indicated below, during the service.  You will be asked by a member of the congregation, called the Shamash, to sit in the front row a few minutes prior to your honor in order to keep the service running smoothly.
  • Men are required to wear a kippah (head covering) and tallit (prayer shawl).  If you do not have your own, you may pick them up in The Jewish Center Lobby.
  • The wearing of a head covering and tallit is recommended for but not required of women.

 

You have been given the honor of opening/closing the Ark during the ___________ prayer, which occurs at approximately _______ a.m.  The Shamash will direct you.

You have been given the honor of tying the Torah at the end of the Torah service, which occurs at approximately ______a.m.  When you go up on the bimah, the Gabbai assisting in the service will hand you the coverings for the Torah and guide you in placing them properly on the Torah.

You have been given the honor of the _______ th Aliyah during the Torah service.  This will occur at approximately ______a.m.  During the Aliyah, you will be reciting in Hebrew the blessings before and after the Torah is read.  They will be available in front of you on the lectern in Hebrew and in English phonetics.  Please be prepared to provide your Hebrew name, including that of your father and mother.  If you have any questions or wish to review the blessings ahead of time, they can be found on page 322 of the siddur (prayer book).  You may also obtain a recording from the Cantor.

 

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