Questions tagged [torah-reading]
reading from the Torah scroll (reading and blessings)
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מִזְבֵּחַ marked with פשטא and accentuated מלרע?
It is my understanding that the absolute noun מִזְבֵּחַ is never marked with just one פשטא (and accentuated מלרע) but always שני פשטין (and accentuated מלעיל), the latter in accordance with its proper ...
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Gabbai to not-so-good Torah reader
I was gabbai-ing as a guest in a relative's shul. The Ba'al korei—who I was told reads regularly—made multiple mistakes in each verse.
What should one do in this case? Chop up the reading by ...
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What do these footnotes mean?
BH
Hi, what do these footnotes mean? Are they related to the text?
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Could someone translate & explain the Mesorah?
I stumbled across this unusual Mesorah note and was wondering if someone could translate & explain it. I've not noticed this before in any other Tanakh and so I'm curious.
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How לִקַּטְתְּ should be read
When reading Meghilath Ruth, How should I read the word לִקַּטְתְּ in 2:19?
Should I attempt to pronounce the ט separately from the תּ (which, as far as I know, isn’t possible without an awkward-...
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Scanning as a method of learning?
What is the support, origin, or source for scanning as a method of learning? Scanning the text with the eyes without necessarily pronouncing or voicing the text, I've heard this mentioned as a way to ...
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Minhag of reading end of Parshat Emor with an undertone
Good morning,
Last Shabbat for Parshat Emor, I noticed that our experienced baal Koreh read the end of the Parsha about the episode of the Mekalel aka the blasphemer with an undertone. After services, ...
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Why does the Torah continuously seperate "Geirem" from the rest of Klal Yisrael?
Throughout last week's Parshas - Parshas Acharei Mos - it states a Halacha, then it says that every Jew should keep it, and then adds every Ger (convert).
For example: פרק יז:ח
וַאֲלֵהֶ֣ם תֹּאמַ֔ר ...
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ם at the end of a word
There are certain words in the Torah that one would expect to end in ים, but are spelled without the י (One example is שְִׂעִירִם).
I am a Ba`al Qoreh. I attempt to be precise when I read the Torah ...
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Minhag to say ”emet toratenu hakedosha” before torah blessing
Ive heard people at my shul saying the words “emet toratenu hakedosha” before saying the bracha after the torah reading.
What is the source for this minhag?
Would this pose a halachic issue, as it is ...
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Parshas Achrei and Pesach
This year, on Erev Pesach (Monday, April 22, 2024) the Torah reading is parshas Achrei Mot. The Chabad-website notifies that the daily reading of Erev Pesach is the 2nd Portion (Vayikra (Leviticus) 16:...
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Noahide reading Psalms
Can Noahides read Psalms? I've been told that some can't be read by non-Jews. If so, which ones? I don't want to end up reading it if it wasn't meant for me to read.
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Reading along in a kosher megillah - impediment to others?
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 141:15 says you should not read along in the Megillah if you don't have a kosher scroll, because even if you can simultaneously concentrate on the public reading, people nearby ...
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Kriyat haTorah helper materials
I'm looking for a resource where I could find notes for my Bar Mitzvah parsha (Tazria) along the lines of:
in 4th it's always "hee" and never "huu"
it's always noga in the middle ...
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Are there any websites that have Maqam Based Torah recitation recordings online?
Similar to the maqam based Quran readings maybe? I always hear people talking about those.
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