Through the Leadership Project, Anshe Emet was able to select a team of professional and lay leaders to attend a full-day training summit to learn about LGBTQ identities and history, and create concrete strategies for institutional change work. x\8}H+Mtd}P;j%V)H=3,SUd,zbfwOc_z3`^,9{czplBfR6*CKo@vg_3y#[/5vfR}HFk_\+*S0lO(`xAjv/]J-.P>+ z|Asyft(f|YsyY*vh^z[dZ%}}^I. Only one honor is offered to any family unit. The Misheberach. As the person is sitting down with the Torah, the Golel/Golelet should take hold of the tops of both rollers, then roll the scroll tightly closed. The Leadership Project kicks off with a dynamic, experiential Leadership Summittthat builds the capacity of leaders and their institutions to create LGBTQ-affirming environments for all community members. In March, when the shuls in our communities were forced to close their doors, the gabbaim unfortunately joined the ranks of the unemployed. Looking to join our congregation? % A Jew with a Jewish father, but not a Jewish mother, is called up by his/her fathers name only. (The online version of the reference sheet uses a small font and may be hard to read on the screen. Find out more about ShulCloud, Eric J. Marinoff Memorial College Outreach. The order of the each aliyah is as follows: call the person forward, the reader shows the place in the scroll, the person being honored touches the Torah with the fringes of his/her tallit or with a siddur and then kisses it, the scroll is closed up again, the honoree chants the opening blessing (see next paragraph on this), the Torah reader chants the portion in Hebrew, the translator gives the English translation, then the honoree again touches the scroll with tallit or siddur, and then chants the concluding blessing. The Magbiah/Magbihah lifts the Torah and holds it up and turns around so that the congregation can see the writing (some people think they have to open it to several columns, but that is not necessary), then sits down. The gabbaim are back working at our shuls again! Men are required to wear a tallis/tallit (prayer shawl) when they receive an honor. Translate this part into English and conclude. In the second Misheberach, the Gabbai will pause and look at you for the Hebrew names of your family members (along with their fathers' names). Gabbinical School Havurah Resources ", If you used a borrowed Talit (whether a friend's or one belonging to the synagogue), return it now. During the repetition, the gabbaim tend to quickly meet to divide up the aliyot cards, confer with each other, and check in with the co-chairs if needed. You can decide later how much to give. This is done after the Misheberach. Floor Gabbai Signup (Click here to go to the SignUp Genius), Audio Files of Calling Congregants for the First Aliyah. My peeve is when I'm searching for the starting place, and the gabbai says, "it's shlishi". I don't know if Shalom above would agree with that, he seems to prefer if the recipient of the Aliya is completely hands off. It is customary to say Would you like to be honored with an aliyah? first, so that if the person turns you down, he/she is not refusing to do a mitzvah.