סדר ברכת התורה

BLESSINGS OVER THE TORAH

Touch the beginning and end of the Torah reading with the corner of your tallit (or the Torah's sash) and kiss it. Close the Torah, hold both handles, turn your head slightly to the right and say:

בָּרְכוּ אֶת יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ:

Barechu et Hashem hamevorach

Congregation responds

בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:

Baruch Hashem hamevorach leolam vaed

Oleh continues:

בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה הַמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:

Baruch Hashem hamevorach leolam vaed

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם.

Baruch ata Hashem elokeinu melech haolam

אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר בָּנוּ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים.

Asher bachar banu mikol hoamim

וְנָתַן לָנוּ אֶת תּוֹרָתוֹ:

Venatan lanu et toratoh

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה. נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה:

Baruch ata Hashem notein hatorah

During the aliyah, hold the right handle of the Torah, and read quietly along with the reader.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ALIYAH

Touch the end and beginning of the Torah reading with the corner of your tallit (or the Torah's sash) and kiss it. Close the Torah, hold both handles, turn your head slightly to the right, and say:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם.

Baruch ata Hashem elokeinu melech haolam

אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָנוּ תּוֹרַת אֱמֶת וְחַיֵּי עוֹלָם נָטַע בְּתוֹכֵנוּ:

Asher natan lanu torat emet vechayei olam nata betocheinu

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה. נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה:

  Baruch ata Hashem notein hatorah

After the aliyah, stand to the right of the following Oleh until the end of his aliyah (if it was the last aliyah, stand at the bima until the Torah is raised). Before leaving the bima (or if it was the last aliyah, before the Torah is raised), touch the outside of the Torah scroll with the corner of your tallit (or the Torah's sash) and kiss it. When returning to your seat, do not use the shortest route.