Guide to the Jewish Year

| Sse paw and the rest of the ceremony for taking the Torah from the Ark (page 567) רמ"א או"ח, תרסט: א] J. | 138 Torah reading: Customs differ. Most congregations read the beginning of | וזאת הַבְּרְכָה (page 1164) and three (in some congregations, five) are called up. It | is customary for the Reader to use the melody of Yamim Nora’im. After the | completion of the reading, the Torah is returned to the Ark (page 597). This | is followed by Aleinu (page 631), and Mourner’s Kaddish. It is customary to | conclude with the singing of Adon Olam or Yigdal. 139 Kiddush for Yom Tov (page 807) is said. If Shemini Atzeret fell on Shabbat, the two blessings for Havdala (page 809) are inserted prior to the blessing wn7w. 140 Shaharit: for Shabbat and Yom Tov. The Shaliah Tzibbur for Shaharit begins from the words jy nvawyna x7. After Barekhu, the congregation says yx) המיר The Amida for Yom Tov is said (page 817). During the Repetition of the Amida, the Kohanim say Birkat Kohanim. This is followed by Hallel, Full Kaddish, the Daily Psalm and Mourner’s Kaddish. The Ark is opened and the verses of nya אַתָּה (page 835) are said responsively. All of the Torah scrolls are taken from the Ark, and the seven Hakafot are performed amid joyous singing and dancing. 141 Torah Reading: pages .ב1219-א1215 The Torah reading is repeated, in cycles of five aliyot, until all males over thirteen have received an aliya ] .[רמיא או"ח, תרסט: א It is customary for children under 13 years to participate in an aliya, known as Kol HaNearim, in which multiple tallitot are spread to form a canopy over the children and the oleh. This is followed by the calling up of the Hatan Torah, for whom the final verses of the Torah are read. After the completion of the reading, it is customary that Hagbaha is performed with arms crossed, so that when the Torah is raised and the arms uncrossed, the lettering on the scroll faces outward toward the congregation. A second scroll is opened; the Hatan Bereshit is called up and the first verses of Bereshit are read ] .[שו"עורמ"א או"ח, תרסט: א It is customary to pause in the reading for the congregation to read aloud a1 sw for each day of Creation, and to read aloud the last three vers- es, starting with nwa han. This is followed by Half Kaddish. A third scroll is opened for Maftir. The Haftara is the beginning of the book of Joshua (page 1221) [ov]. 142 After the Haftara, the prayers for the government and the State of Israel are said. The congregation says Ashrei, and the Torah scrolls are returned to the Ark. The Shaliah Tzibbur says Half Kaddish.