How to have an aliyah

ublished on Nov 20, 2012 by rjhgins

Torah blessings for having an aliyah:
Instructions: Come up to the Bimah (front 'stage' area) when your name is called. Stand to
the right of the Torah reader. (People up at the bimah will direct you where to stand.) When
signaled, take the tzitzit (fringes at the corners of your talit) and touch it to the place in the Torah
where the Torah reader points. (This is where the Torah reader will start to read.) Then kiss the
tzitzit. Then say the blessing before the torah reading; it is traditional to hold on to the torah
rollers while this blessing is recited.
Before the Torah reading:

Person having aliyah says:
Barechu et adonai ham-vorach.
Community responds:
Baruch adonai ham'vorach le'olam va'ed.
Person having aliyah says:
Baruch adonai ham'vorach le'olam va'ed.
Baruch atah adonai, eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher bachar banu mi-kol ha-amim, venatan lanu et torato. Baruch atah adonai, notein ha-torah.
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe. You have chosen us from
among all peoples by giving us Your Torah. Blessed are You, Adonai, who gives the
Torah.
After the Torah reading:
'Perrson having aliyah says:
Baruch atah adonai, eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher natan lanu torat emet, ve-chayei olam nata betocheinu. Baruch atah adonai, notein ha-torah.
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe. You have given us a Torah of truth, and
planted within us everlasting life. Blessed are You, Adonai, who gives the Torah.
Remain at the bimah until the following aliyah has concluded (or until the people on the bimah
invite you to return to your seat)

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