TORAH SERVICE

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This page is about the liturgy of the torah-service.
It consists mainly of songs (and is easier than you may think !!)

The structure of the torah service

Download the overview of the torah service seen in this film (pdf). 

Learn to Lead the service

This film shows you which tunes to sing on what page and what action you do at what place.

 

TUNES
FOR OPENING PART

START LEARNING TUNES MARKET WITH *. You can download the tunes (mp3) by clicking the right mouse button after you clicked the tune here:

*Ein Kamoja (p. 146 [pdf 153]) / congregation: joins at "veein kema'ajeja", "Adonai Mélej", "Av harrajamim"

Vayhí binsóa (p. 147 [pdf 154])

*Shemá... ejad... gaddelú (p. 148 [pdf 155]) / congregation repeats first two

Lejá Adonai (p. 148 [pdf 155]) / procession, congregational tune

 

Spanish-Portuguese Tunes
[Western Sephardic]

FOR OPENING PART

148 [155] gaddelú

149 [156] romemú

153 [160] vezot hattorá (note different text!)

 

 

 

BLESSINGS FOR ALIYA LATORÁ AND HAFTARAH

Blessings before and after the ALIYÁ.

Blessings before and after the HAFTARÁ.

 

Spanish-Portuguese Tunes
[Western Sephardic]

BLESSINGS

150 [157] Torah Blessings

 

TUNES
FOR CLOSING PART

START LEARNING TUNES MARKED WITH *. You can download the tunes (mp3) by clicking the right mouse button after you clicked on the tune here:

Ashrei (p. 162 [pdf 169]) - can be skipped, or can be sung responsively with congregation

*Yehalelú (p. 164 [pdf 171])

Mizmor leDavid (p. 164 [pdf 171]) / procession, congregational tune

Uvnujó yomar (p. 165 [pdf 172]) / mostly said in silence

*Hashiveinu (p. 165 [pdf 172])

 

Spanish-Portuguese Tunes
[Western Sephardic]

FOR CLOSING PART

162 [169] Ashrei

165 [172] Uvnujó yomar

 

How it continues ...

 

... if you have Mussaf [common in Contential Progressive Communities and Masorti Communiies]: For Mussaf the same modes are used as in the Shaharit Amidah (Adonai Malach / Ahava Rabbah or Festival Mode) - but note that the text is different!! As the Mussaf Amidah is the main Amidah of the day, try to make it special: use songs/composed tunes, try to get the whole congregation involved. A classic Liberal tradition is to say the Shaharit Amidah silent and the Mussaf Amidah loud together (no repetition of either one).

... Concluding Prayers [a tradition that started in the 19th century is, to skip Mussaf. The reasons had been:

  • In its centre is - traditionally - a reminder of the special Festival Sacrifice in the temple, in the 19th century this appeared to be meaningsless in modern times.
  • As most liberal people do not pray every day, the special marker of Shabbat/Festival is to say an Amidah at all, so need to mark the Shabbat/Festival with a special second Amidah to make this day different from all other days.
  • The service should not become too longer, as our concentration does not last for hours.