B'rinah

B'rinah Leader Guide

Gabbi/Greeter

Arrive 10 minutes before service begins.
Offer siddurim (prayer books) and chumashim (Torah commentaries) as people arrive.
Make sure Kippot and Tallitot are accessible.
Distribute Honor Cards
- Aliyot (blessing before/after Torah reading)
  - Generally we have 3 aliyot per service
  - Multiple people can share an aliya
  - When giving the honor, ask for Hebrew name, including parents' Hebrew name. You can either write it down then, or ask them again when you call them up.
  - If they don't know parents' Hebrew names, you can substitute "Avraham v'Sarah," the universal parents of the Jewish people.
  - If they don't know/have a Hebrew name, you can use their English name.
  - If they don't know how to have an Aliya, you can offer to call them up and recite the blessings with them or for them.
- Hagbah (Lifting the Torah). Make sure this person is comfortable lifting the Torah before giving honor.
- Gelilah (Dressing the Torah).
During Torah service, distribute mini-Torahs to kids
Hold main Torah for Hakafah
Stand at lectern and call up aliyot (English names and Hebrew names; recording below), help them with blessings/choreography
Call up honors for Hagbah/Gelilah & help them out. After the Torah is dressed, return it to the lectern.
At the end of the Torah service, return the Torah to the ark for the leader.
Read Kaddish list and announcements.

P'sukei D'zimra & Shacharit

Download the draft edition of our siddur.

Torah Service