Re: This week's Yizkor book excerpt on the JewishGen Facebook page #yizkorbooks #ukraine
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David Harrison <djh_119@...>
I am more than a bit puzzled. We have 7 or 8 aliyot at our services - Open the Ark; draw the curtains and close them; take out the Scroll and after, replace it , Haggbah); undress the Scroll and dress it; say the blessings be a witness that the reading is
correct: read the special other reading, say the blessing and read from the Prophets. The prize one is for Haggbah, which gave up when I was84 and we have to get a lady to perform this . So the question is, what were the four?
David Harrison, Birmingham, England.
From: main@... <main@...> on behalf of Judy Floam <jmfloam@...>
Sent: 16 April 2021 14:58 To: main@... <main@...> Subject: Re: [JewishGen.org] This week's Yizkor book excerpt on the JewishGen Facebook page #yizkorbooks The “fourth aliyah” is considered a slight because the first two go automatically to a Kohen and a Levi, respectively. So the “third aliyah” is an honor for the rest of the members and the fourth is someone who wasn’t important enough to get the third. At our synagogue, the third aliyah always goes to the Rabbi, but I don’t think anyone cares who gets the fourth aliyah.
Judy Floam Baltimore, MD |
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