Bimah Participant Instructions | Temple Beth Israel

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDLE LIGHTING	THE DUTIES OF A GABBAI
GATES OF PRAYER SERVICE Read the English page Light the candles Snuff out the shames candle After choir sings the Hebrew, complete the English reading with the following: BLESSED IS ADONAI OUR GOD, RULER OF THE UNIVERSE, WHO HALLOWS US WITH GODLY MITZVOT, AND COMMANDS US TO KINDLE THE LIGHTS OF SHABBAT.	The rabbi calls the Gabbaim up to the bimah at the beginning of the Torah service. They will join the Torah procession and will follow the rabbi down the center aisle. They will then turn around and go back to the bimah while the rabbi continues around the rest of the aisles. After they come back to the bimah, the Gabbaim will help the rabbi undress the Torah and place it on the Torah lectern. The Gabbaim stand on the left and right sides of the lecturn. They make the blessing card available for the aliyot to see. They help and direct the aliyot and tell them where to stand.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDLE LIGHTING

THE DUTIES OF A GABBAI

GATES OF PRAYER SERVICE

Read the English page
Light the candles
Snuff out the shames candle
After choir sings the Hebrew, complete the English reading with the following:

BLESSED IS ADONAI OUR GOD, RULER OF THE UNIVERSE,

WHO HALLOWS US WITH GODLY MITZVOT,

AND COMMANDS US TO KINDLE THE LIGHTS OF SHABBAT.

The rabbi calls the Gabbaim up to the bimah at the beginning of the Torah service. They will join the Torah procession and will follow the rabbi down the center aisle.

They will then turn around and go back to the bimah while the rabbi continues around the rest of the aisles.

After they come back to the bimah, the Gabbaim will help the rabbi undress the Torah and place it on the Torah lectern.

The Gabbaim stand on the left and right sides of the lecturn.

They make the blessing card available for the aliyot to see.

They help and direct the aliyot and tell them where to stand.

ARK OPENERS Friday night	ARK OPENERS Saturday morning
The ark openers will be seated on the bimah. Following the procession. They will be orally invited by the Rabbi to open the ark. They stand facing the ark with their prayerbooks until directed to close ark by the rabbi. They then sit on the bimah for the remainder of the service.	The ark openers will be called to the bimah by the rabbi to open the ark for the sanctification. They will open the ark and stand facing the ark, then close the ark at the rabbi’s direction. They will then sit on the bimah for the remainder of the service. They will be signaled by the rabbi to open the ark at the beginning of the Torah service. The Torah will be taken out of the ark by the rabbi. The ark openers will then close the ark and follow the rabbi in the procession. After the Haftarah is read, the ark will be opened and the Torah returned to the ark. The ark openers remain facing the open ark until the conclusion of the Adoration. After the Adoration, the ark openers will close the ark and return to their seats on the bimah. They will remain on the bimah until the end of the service.

ARK OPENERS Friday night

ARK OPENERS Saturday morning

The ark openers will be seated on the bimah.

Following the procession. They will be orally invited by the

Rabbi to open the ark. They stand facing the ark with their prayerbooks until directed to close ark by the rabbi.

They then sit on the bimah for the remainder of the service.

The ark openers will be called to the bimah by the rabbi to open the ark for the sanctification.

They will open the ark and stand facing the ark, then close the ark at the rabbi’s direction. They will then sit on the bimah for the remainder of the service.

They will be signaled by the rabbi to open the ark at the beginning of the Torah service. The Torah will be taken out of the ark by the rabbi. The ark openers will then close the ark and follow the rabbi in the procession.

After the Haftarah is read, the ark will be opened and the Torah returned to the ark. The ark openers remain facing the open ark until the conclusion of the Adoration.

After the Adoration, the ark openers will close the ark and return to their seats on the bimah. They will remain on the bimah until the end of the service.

DUTIES OF THE HAGBAH AND GALILAH	DUTIES OF AN ALIYAH
After the last aliyah, the Hagbah and Galilah come up on the bimah when called by the rabbi The Hagbah raises the Torah, then turns around and then sits down as directed. The Galilah dresses the Torah with the help of the gabbai. The Hagbah and the Galilah leave the bimah and go down to their regular seats with the congregation.	The rabbi will call an aliyah up to the bimah The rabbi will then point with his yad (pointer) the Torah portion that he is going to read: The aliyah will then take his/her talit or prayerbook~ touch that Torah passage with it and then kiss the talit or prayerbook. He/she will then recite the blessing in hebrew before the reading. (the blessing will be provided on the bimah in Hebrew and in English transliteration). After the rabbi recites the passage, the aliyah will then kiss the Torah as above, then recite the concluding blessing. The aliyah will then follow the instruction of the gabbai as to where to stand.

DUTIES OF THE HAGBAH AND GALILAH

DUTIES OF AN ALIYAH

After the last aliyah, the Hagbah and Galilah come up on the bimah when called by the rabbi

The Hagbah raises the Torah, then turns around and then sits down as directed.

The Galilah dresses the Torah with the help of the gabbai.

The Hagbah and the Galilah leave the bimah and go down to their regular seats with the congregation.

The rabbi will call an aliyah up to the bimah

The rabbi will then point with his yad (pointer) the Torah portion that he is going to read:

The aliyah will then take his/her talit or prayerbook~ touch that Torah passage with it and then kiss the talit or prayerbook.

He/she will then recite the blessing in hebrew before the reading. (the blessing will be provided on the bimah in Hebrew and in English transliteration).

After the rabbi recites the passage, the aliyah will then kiss the Torah as above, then recite the concluding blessing.

The aliyah will then follow the instruction of the gabbai as to where to stand.