Kol B‘nei Mitzvah Brochure

North Shore Temple Emanuel

Important Contacts

Rabbi Nicole Roberts: [email protected] Rabbi Misha Clebaner: [email protected] Tony Abo: [email protected] Pauline Lazarus: [email protected]

North Shore Temple Emanuel 28 Chatswood Avenue, Chatswood NSW 2067 P: 02 9419 7011 E: [email protected] W: www.nste.org.au Contents

Helpful Terms to Know...... 04

Siddur Presentation...... 06

Our B’nei Mitzvah Covenant...... 07

Youth2Israel Program...... 10

Putting the Mitzvah in Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah...... 11

Invitation Checklist...... 13

Kiddush...... 14

Tree of Life...... 15

Honours List...... 17

Descriptions of Honours...... 19

What’s not in the Kol Bo? The following items are found in the student’s individualised study binder provided at intake meeting, rather than in the Kol Bo: • Practice booklet containing your specificTorah reading and commentaries • Breakdown of that reading into seven (7) aliyot and Maftir portions • reading • Study aids for Hebrew and trope learning • Progress Check Worksheet • Advice on how to prepare your d’var torah

Kol Bo North Shore Temple Emanuel Welcome Message from the Senior Rabbi

Welcome to your b’mitzvah year! My colleague, Rabbi Misha Clebaner, and I are excited to travel this journey together with your family, and we are devoted to making it a transformative, meaningful, and unforgettable experience. During rabbinical school, I was charged with teaching a small group of Jewish teenagers about God. This was no easy feat, as the group - mostly age 15-16 - was going through a particularly atheistic phase of life. So rather than ask them about their belief or faith, I asked them about holiness. I told them about the book, Putting God on the Guest List, and the author’s suggestion that Bar/Bat Mitzvah was the most spiritual experience in a child’s life. “Was there anything holy about your Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience?” I asked them. Most shifted uneasily in their seats. Several said they were too nervous on the day to feel anything remotely “spiritual.” But then, to my surprise and delight, one brave soul started telling a story. “On the night before my Bar Mitzvah,” he recounted, “we found out my Grandpa was too sick to fly in. So my parents had me call him and chant myTorah portion over the phone so he could hear me. The next thing I knew, Grandpa was crying. I’d never heard a grown-up cry before. And I’m pretty sure he’d been holding on just for that day, because he died the next night…” In what had previously been an unruly classroom, suddenly you could have heard a pin drop. “I guess you could call that holy,” he concluded. This B’nei Mitzvah brochure, the Kol Bo (meaning “everything is in it”), contains almost everything you’ll need for a smooth and rewarding Bar/Bat Mitzvah journey. But only you contain what will make for a meaningful journey: an openness to experiencing something sacred - on the occasion and in the Jewish tradition you are embracing as you embark on the year ahead. Let’s call it ‘holy.’

Rabbi Nicole Roberts North Shore Temple Emanuel

We’ll be emailing reminders throughout the year which refer to pages in this brochure, so please keep this in a safe place, and inform us if your email address or other contact details change during the year.

3 Helpful Terms to Know

ALIYAH - “Going up” to the bimah to recite the HAKAFAH – The Torah scroll’s ceremonial Torah blessings or read Torah. This is an honour procession around the synagogue. that can be given to someone in your family. HAMOTZI - The recital of the Hebrew (See Honours List on page19). benediction over bread before meals. BAR MITZVAH / BAT MITZVAH - “Son/daughter KABBALAT - Composed of six psalms, of the commandment.” A child who has representing the six weekdays, the poem achieved the age of 13 and is consequently Lecha Dodi and two concluding psalms, obligated to observe the commandments. Kabbalat Shabbat precedes the Maariv BIMAH – The platform at the front of the service on Friday nights. sanctuary on which the ark of the Torah scrolls - The Kaddish is an ancient praise is located and from which Rabbis and speakers of God’s reign on earth, recited even in the conduct the service. most trying circumstances, e.g. the death of a BRACHA (Plural: brachot) - A blessing family member. A special Kaddish (Yatom) is typically beginning with the phrase “Barukh said on the week of the anniversary of a loved Atah...” (Blessed art Thou...) Berakhot (pl.) are one’s death (yahrzeit). recited both as part of the synagogue service – “Sanctification” of the day by and on the occasion of performing a mitzvah reciting a blessing over wine or grape juice, (commandment). and enjoying the company of others with CHAI (rhymes with eye) - A Hebrew word refreshments after the service. meaning “life.” According to the system of KIPPAH (pl. kippot) - Also known as a gematria, the letters of chai add up to 18. For yarmulke. A head covering worn by Jews as this reason, 18 is a spiritual number in Judaism, a mark of respect. All males are expected and many Jews give gifts of money in multiples to wear one in the synagogue. It is optional of 18 as a result. NSTE B’nei Mitzvah students for females. are expected to attend ‘chai’ services in the year leading up to their Bar/Bat Mitzvah. MAFTIR - The person who does the final on Shabbat morning. – The first five books of the Jewish Bible, also known as the Torah. MAZAL TOV - A phrase expressing congratulations. D’VAR TORAH (Plural: Divrei Torah) - Also known as a Drasha, is a talk on topics relating NISSIM B’CHOL YOM - The series of short to a section (parashah) of the Torah. Most blessings for daily miracles near the beginning Divrei Torah carry a life lesson, supported of the morning service. by passages from the Parashah or other PARASHAH - The entire Torah (five books) is Jewish texts. read over the course of a year. Each week, GABBAI – The Gabbai stands on the bimah a portion is read, and this portion is called the & assists the Rabbi in conducting the Torah weekly parashah. reading and in calling the aliyot. - The Torah scroll. G’LILAH – Rolling of the scroll to close it, at the SHABBAT (Shabbos in Yiddish) - Judaism’s day end of the Torah reading. This is an honour that of rest and the seventh day of the week. can be given to someone in your family. SHACHARIT - Morning prayer services. HAFTARAH – A passage from the words of the Prophets (Hebrew: nevi’im) that is read after the weekly Torah reading in the service on Shabbat morning.

Kol Bo North Shore Temple Emanuel Helpful Terms to Know

SHAMMASH (plural: Shammashim) – The shul - Pointer used during the Torah reading service attendant. The shammash makes sure so as to prevent us from touching the Torah that participants in the service know what parchment and sacred text with our hands. to do and when to do it, so that the service YAHRZEIT (Yiddish) – The anniversary of the proceeds smoothly. death of a loved one. SHEHECHEYANU (“Who has given us life”) - A common for “first times.” SHUL – A Jewish temple or synagogue. SIDDUR – The Jewish prayer book. Ours is called ‘Mishkan T’filah’. TALLIT – A Jewish prayer shawl, worn by those over the age of Bar or Bat Mitzvah during morning services and on Kol Nidre. TORAH - In its narrowest sense, Torah is the first five books of the Bible: Genesis (Bereishit), Exodus (), Leviticus (Vayikra), Numbers (Bamidbar) and Deuteronomy (D’varim), sometimes called the Pentateuch or the Five Books of Moses. In its broadest sense, the Torah is the entire body of Jewish teachings. - While the entire Torah is meant to be read over the course of one year, a common and ancient practice is to spread the reading over the course of three years, reading part of each parasha each week. We follow this latter practice at NSTE. TROPE - CANTILLATION - The distinctive melodies used for chanting readings from the Torah and Haftarah. TROPE TRAINER - A computer program that helps you learn to recite and/or chant your parashah. UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM (UPJ) - The roof body uniting the many Progressive Jewish congregations, schools, youth groups, and communal organisations across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. WIMPEL - The band that binds the Torah scroll when it is closed and stored in the ark. Students may use the one they created in our Hebrew School if they have kept it through the years.

Above: Bat Mitzvah student using a yad to read from the Torah scroll. Below: NSTE Sanctuary windows.

5 Siddur Presentation

It is an NSTE tradition for parents to present their child with a Mishkan T’filah (Siddur) as they begin their Bar or Bat Mitzvah studies. Each family is specially invited to a Shabbat service to present the siddur by reading a personalised book-plate dedication and joining in a special communal blessing. Please contact Pauline: [email protected] to let us know what you would like your bookplate to say.

Example Bookplate

Kol Bo North Shore Temple Emanuel Our B’nei Mitzvah Covenant

The following list outlines NSTE’s expectations • If you have no prior experience with during the year leading up to your Bar/Bat our movement’s youth group, Netzer, we Mitzvah. They are intended to ensure the best strongly encourage attendance at one experience for you and the congregation Netzer Camp (six days), whether summer you’ll be leading on the day: or winter, in the lead up to your Bar/Bat • Weekly meetings with your tutor Mitzvah. For full information please see the and studying in between. Netzer website: www.netzer.org.au • Quarterly progress checks with the • e-Hatikvah feature - We love celebrating Rabbi or designated substitute. the B’nei Mitzvah students in our community by featuring them in NSTE’s • Attendance in the Rabbi’s weekly Year 7 weekly e-newsletter. Please send a class (out of town students must arrange 100 word bio and photo to: to “meet” with the Rabbi regularly [email protected] at least two via Skype). weeks prior to your Bar/Bat Mitzvah. • Attendance at services (with a parent • Attendance at the final meeting with the or guardian) on at least 18 (‘chai’) Rabbi and rehearsal with the Gabbai. Shabbat mornings throughout the year. Except by special arrangement, these take The morning service begins at 10am. place on the Wednesday prior to the Bar/ You do not need to arrive promptly each Bat Mitzvah date from 4:30 - 7:30pm. Please week or be dressed in your finest attire (sport provide four (4) weeks’ notice if you need uniforms are fine!), but we need to see to reschedule. you there - especially for your classmates’ B’nei Mitzvah.

See next page for important details

7 B’nei Mitzvah C Our oven ant

Final Meeting, Rehearsal & Photographs On the Wednesday* before your Bar/Bat Remember to bring all your materials with Mitzvah, please reserve a block of time for you to the final meeting/rehearsal, including: the following: • Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah packet • 4:00 - 4:30pm - Opportunity to take of all study materials photographs in the sanctuary. Remember • Your D’var Torah, printed in 16 that no photographs are permitted on point font, double spaced Shabbat, so this is your opportunity! Dress as though the rehearsal is the “real deal.” • Your Haftarah reading You are welcome to bring in your own • Your siddur (Mishkan T’filah) photographer, or we can recommend one. Please inform your photographer • Your tallit that once the rehearsal begins we do not • Did you make a ‘wimpel’ in Hebrew stop for posed photographs. If s/he would School, many years ago? If so, now like to set up equipment prior to 4:00pm, is a good time to locate it, so that so as to make the best use of the half hour we can use it during your Bar or Bat photo session, please contact Pauline in Mitzvah to wrap the Torah scroll. our office: 9419 7011. If you happen to have one that you • 4:30 - 5:30pm - Meeting with Rabbi made, please bring it to your in offices (Max Joseph Building). final rehearsal. • 5:30 - 7:30pm - Rehearsal in the sanctuary. Although photos may continue to be * Please contact us at least four (4) weeks prior taken during this time, we will not stop the if the Wednesday before the Bar/Bar Mitzvah doesn’t work for you. rehearsal for posed shots.

Kol Bo North Shore Temple Emanuel Our B’nei Mitzvah Covenant

After Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah Celebration • ZEH LAZEH - In a new and poignant ritual, Our TTTT also gets together periodically each Bar or Bat Mitzvah student now for social gatherings and olam returns to the bimah to congratulate the projects, including our Pre-Pesach Pizza next person and pass along a special Party and Mitzvah Day. As well, our post- scroll containing a photo and bio of each b’nei mitzvah Year 7 students participate student in the cohort. We call this ritual with older teens in our High Holy Day Zeh LaZeh, meaning “one to the next”- a services, so please mark your diaries variant of the talmudic dictum, kol yisrael and watch your post and email for arevim zeh bazeh (“all Israel is responsible our invitation to these opportunities, which for one another”). Please plan for this are always followed by an ice cream and occasion by marking your diaries for the chocolate kiddush! This is a great chance Saturday morning following your Bar or Bat to keep up with your NSTE friends and Mitzvah celebration, and writing a brief continue to use all the skills you learned message of congratulations (on paper to lead the community. We’ll make sure please, as phones and tablet devices that a short Torah reading is sent to you r B’nei Mitzvah Co aren’t permitted on Shabbat!) well in advance of the service, and u ve that you are provided with a recording O na • TEEN TORAH TAG TEAM (TTTT) - Once your nt or assistance to help you prepare. Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration is behind

you, you are warmly invited (and strongly Our Year 7 students typically take part encouraged!) to join our TTTT, who read in one of two teen-led High Holy Day Torah as a group on activities, so please mark your diaries and mornings with friends and other teens. plan to attend on Rosh Hashanah morning

and Yom Kippur afternoon.

Attention Parents! After lighting the on Friday nights, tradition holds that parents say blessings over their children. So on the eve of your child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah, just after the lighting of the Shabbat candles in shul (Friday night), we invite your family forward to bestow a special blessing before the congregation. It can be found on page 121 of your child’s siddur in Hebrew, transliteration, and English. If you would like some assistance in learning it, the Rabbi will be happy to assist. We typically have you recite just the middle paragraph of this page, starting with “Yevarechecha” and ending with “shalom.” This is a really warm opportunity to offer the comfort of blessing to your child on the eve of the big day (siblings join in too), and to share the joy of the occasion with those who attend shul on Friday nights. On the Saturday, parents have the opportunity to present their child with a tallit (prayer shawl) and say a few words (0-2 mins). If purchasing a tallit online, please ensure the blessing on the atara (collar) is Jewish. Parents presenting a Tallit to their son Ask the Rabbi if you’re unsure.

9 is gifting your child a $5,000 voucher to discover Israel for at least five weeks in Year 10. Students from ALL schools are eligible if one parent is Jewish.

TODAY TOWARDS TOMORROW

Register students from Year 6 to 10 NOW youth2israel.org.au/register

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Tikkun Olam is gifting your child a $5,000 The year 7 Al Shlosha D’varim class includes a number of initiatives to inspire a commitment to tikkun olam - repairing the world. voucher to discover Israel for These include: at least five weeks in Year 10. • The presentation of a gift to the class from JSA (Jews for Social Action) - of a Kiva gift card, which the class can use to provide micro-loans to entrepreneurs living in poorer Students from ALL schools are countries. To learn more about Kiva, visit www.kiva.org • An 8-week interactive program called ‘Stand Up ABC’ (And Be Counted), specifically eligible if one parent is Jewish. designed for Bar/Bat Mitzvah aged students and focused on social justice and empowerment. The program is run by Stand Up - Jewish Commitment to a Better World. • The opportunity to participate in a nationwide Mitzvah Day project to help others in need. • A visit to the Sydney Jewish Museum for their Bar and Bat Mitzvah Holocaust program. • A session run by ‘Courage to Care’ on discrimination and how to be an “up-stander” and not a bystander.

TODAY TOWARDS TOMORROW

Register students from Year 6 to 10 NOW youth2israel.org.au/register

2019 Annual Mitzvah Day - Soup Cooking Team

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Livracha Basket in NSTE Sanctuary Foyer Throughout the year, NSTE collects special items and/or food for those in need. Each week that our B’nei Mitzvah students come to NSTE, whether for year 7 classes, tutoring, Shabbat services, or progress checks, they are encouraged to bring along one item to deposit in the Livracha basket outside the Sanctuary (pictured right).

Mazon Australia Mazon Australia, established at the North Shore Temple Emanuel in 1989 to address hunger in cities around the country, invites your family to share your simcha with those less fortunate. Simply set aside 3% of the cost of the food at your party and Mazon Australia will do the rest, allocating funds to those in greatest needs. Mazon funds on-the-ground hunger relief agencies near to home, like OZ Harvest, Jewish House, Matthew Talbot, and the Foodbank. This year, make your families’ celebration something more than a party. Make it a mitzvah and a source of pride! Find out more on the website: www.mazonaustralia.org

Kol Bo North Shore Temple Emanuel Invitation Checklist

Please ensure that the following items are accurately reflected in your invitations to friends and family. Bar or Bat Mitzvah Invitation

1. The service begins at 10:00am and is followed by Kiddush in the Valerie Jaye Function Centre next to the Sanctuary 2. The Temple address is: 28 Chatswood Avenue, Chatswood, NSW 2067 3. The proper Hebrew spelling of Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah is: (a) Bar Mitzvah: (b) Bat Mitzvah: 4. The date of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah (if Hebrew date is desired, please contact Pauline in the office) 5. For the correct spelling of your child’s Hebrew name, please contact Pauline in the office 6. Location of party/reception, if applicable 7. Dress/attire 8. RSVP to ______by ______9. Suggested wording: “Join us as our son/daughter becomes Bar/Bat Mitzvah” or “Join us in celebration as our son/daughter is called to the Torah as a Bar/Bat Mitzvah” 10. Information about Mazon or other tzedakah (See pages 11 and 12 for more information)

Should you decide to produce an information guide to go with your invitation, our office must review the wording. We also can provide you with text so you are not recreating the wheel. No photos should appear on any materials distributed on the Bar/Bat Mitzvah day itself.

13 Kiddush

Immediately following the Shabbat morning service, the congregation gathers for “kiddush” (refreshments and mingling) in the Valerie Jaye Hall (VJs) next to the sanctuary. It is customary for the Bar/Bat Mitzvah family to provide this kiddush for the congregation. There are a number of options: 1. Hire a caterer. Our preferred caterers are: • Michael Perry Phone: 0412 310 543 • Chosen Fare (Ruth Osen) Phone: 0412 970 194 • Jodi’s Kosher Kitchen (Jodi Shearman) Phone: 0424 029 935 • Kosherlicious (Minette Lee-Warden) Phone: 0412 446 152 • Good Food Kosher Catering (Manfred and Tracey) Email: [email protected] / Phone: 0403 130 003 2. Engage another kosher catering company (must be approved by NSTE Senior Rabbi). 3. Cater a kosher kiddush yourself (this option is only available if done in close consultation with Pauline in the NSTE office). The number of people to be included in the catering calculations are 40 of our congregation PLUS the number of guests you are inviting to the service. NSTE will provide , sacramental wine and grape juice for both Friday night and Saturday morning.

A Few Things to Note Extra staff are required to help with the setting up and cleaning away of the kiddush. Often the staff will be provided by your caterer, if not we can try to help find someone for you. There will be an extra cost associated with this. Please note that Jewish or Israeli dancing is permitted under certain conditions. Please contact Pauline in the office for further details. NSTE no longer permits named balloons or photographs as decorations.

Bar Mitzvah reception at NSTE Valerie Jaye Hall (VJs)

Kol Bo North Shore Temple Emanuel Tree of Life

Commemorate your Simcha on the NSTE Tree of Life

Left: Installed in the Synagogue foyer is a magnificent Tree of Life; a copper mural provided through the generosity of Hans and Ursula Jensen.

The “Tree of Life” has been a beautiful and celebrated feature of the NSTE Sanctuary foyer for many decades. Each individual leaf commemorates an important life-cycle simcha (celebration) for our members, families and community. By commemorating a milestone event, you perpetuate a cherished memory that can be celebrated by everyone for years to come.

A group of leaves has been set aside for those families celebrating a Bar or Bat Mitzvah at NSTE. We invite you to inscribe a leaf to honour this special occasion. Please complete the form (over page) or telephone the office for further details.

An NSTE Member Story What does having your name on the NSTE Tree of Life mean to you? As I peruse the Tree of Life in the NSTE foyer, I am reminded of so many happy occasions over the years. They are mostly B’nei Mitzvah, including that of my son, twenty years ago. To have my own name placed on this tree on my 20th anniversary as Music Director at NSTE is an honour that warms me to the core. It draws me even more firmly into the heart of this special community. Judy Campbell NSTE Music Director

15 Tree of Life Order form

I wish to have (number) leaf/leaves dedicated on the NSTE “Tree of Life”.

Cost: $550 per leaf (incl. of GST) payable to NSTE Benevolent Fund (fully tax-deductible).

I enclose my cheque for $550 per leaf, including engraving OR

Please send me an invoice at $550 per leaf, including engraving.

Name(s) to appear on leaf:

Date of event:

Please indicate appropriate wording (e.g. Bar/Bat Mitzvah of our son/daughter/ grandson/granddaughter):

Your name:

Address:

Phone / Email:

Please return your form to: North Shore Temple Emanuel 28 Chatswood Avenue, Chatswood NSW 2067 P: 02 9419 7011 E: [email protected]

Kol Bo North Shore Temple Emanuel Honours List

It is our tradition to offer the B’nei Mitzvah families the privilege of involving their relatives and friends in the Shabbat morning service. Over the next page is a list of roles, known as ‘honours,’ which you may assign to them. (Those which you leave blank we will simply allocate to other congregants.) Please indicate on this Honours List the names and addresses of the people you would like to be invited to participate, and their relationship to you, so that we may send them detailed information. If assigning an (“call up” to the Torah, requiring the reading of Hebrew blessings), please include those participants’ Hebrew names (e.g. Dinah bat Ya’akov v’Leah). Please note that some honours are available only to Jewish participants. We have also noted which are only available to those over age 13. For a complete description of what each type of honour entails, please refer to page 19.

Bar Mitzvah family participating in the Service

17 Honours List

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Child’s Name:

HONOUR NAME *HEBREW NAME ADDRESS Available to those who are Jewish, whether by birth or conversion Torah Service: ark n/a opener/closer Undressing the n/a Torah **Aliyah (“Call-up” to Torah) **Aliyah (“Call-up” to Torah) **Aliyah (“Call-up” to Torah)

**Aliyah (“Call-up” to Torah) Parent(s) of Bar/Bat Mitzvah Child

**Aliyah (“Call-up” to Torah) Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah Child **Hagbah (elevating n/a the Torah) Glilah n/a (dressing the Torah) Available to non-Jewish family or friends

Prayer for Country n/a

Aleinu service: ark n/a opener/closer

* Hebrew names are required for a call-up. Please provide the name in the traditional format: (individual’s Hebrew name) ben or bat (parents’ Hebrew names) e.g. Dinah bat Ya’akov v’Leah (Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah). ** Must be over the age of 13 and wear a tallit (prayer shawl) during the Torah service. N.B. Please indicate whether the above people are Mr, Mrs, Ms or children for the purpose of addressing our letters. See next page for a complete list of what each honour entails.

To be emailed to Pauline: [email protected] or posted back to NSTE: 28 Chatswood Avenue, Chatswood NSTE 2067 - at least 2 weeks prior to your Bar/Bat Mitzvah date.

Kol Bo North Shore Temple Emanuel Description of Honours

TORAH SERVICE: ARK OPENER/CLOSER HAGBAH – ELEVATING THE TORAH • Ascend the bimah when the Torah service • After the final section of Torah is read (the is announced and stand next to the Ark on Maftir), ascend the stairs in response to the the left hand side as you come up. invitation – ya’amod/ta’amod. When the • Open the Ark by pulling the cord when the Rabbi or Gabbai indicates, lift the Scroll, Rabbi indicates. displaying about three columns of text to the congregation. • Close the Ark by pulling the cord when the Rabbi indicates. • Take the Torah and sit on the chair by the banister. The Torah dresser will then replace • Join the Torah procession when it leaves the the mantle, breast-plate, etc. Remain bimah then return to your seat. seated, holding the Scroll during the reading UNDRESSING THE TORAH of the Haftarah. • Join the Torah procession (after the Scroll • During the Prayers for Our People and Our has been removed from the Ark) and follow Nation, bring the Scroll forward toward it up to the bimah. the bimah. • Remove the bells, breast-plate, mantle, • The Rabbi will indicate when it is time to pointer, etc. and place them on a bimah return the Scroll to the Ark. chair or table. Give the Yad (pointer) G’LILAH – DRESSING THE TORAH to the Rabbi or Gabbai. When this has been completed, return to your seat in • Ascend the bimah upon being called – the congregation. ya’amod hagolel/ta’amod hagolelet. ALIYAH – CALL UP TO THE TORAH • When the Scroll has been elevated (hagbah) and the person holding it has The text for the blessings before and after the sat down, dress the Scroll by replacing the reading of the Torah is on page 368 in both breast-plate, mantle, etc. Hebrew and transliteration. A copy of this page will be sent to you and we recommend practising • When this has been completed, return to the Hebrew before arrival. Additionally, a your seat in the congregation. plaque on the Torah reading table will also be PRAYER FOR COUNTRY available for your convenience. • After the Torah is raised, ascend the stairs • Wearing a tallit (prayer shawl, available in to the reading desk. Bring your laminated our foyer), when you are called, ascend prayer with you. the bimah to the left by the shortest possible • Stand at the reader’s desk together with route, and be prepared to provide the those who are reading the other prayers. Rabbi or Gabbai your Hebrew name. • When the rabbi indicates, read the prayer • It is customary to acknowledge the holiness for the congregation. of the Torah by extending the fringes of your Tallit to the spot of the reading both before • Remain at the reader’s table, while and after the Torah is read, prior to reciting additional prayers are read. Stay on the the blessings. bimah while the scroll is being returned to the ark. Then return to your seat. • After reciting the blessings, pass behind the Torah reader and remain standing at the ALEINU SERVICE: ARK OPENER/CLOSER reader’s table. Once the next aliyah has • Ascend the bimah during the Haftarah and completed the recitation of the concluding sit on the left hand side of the Ark. blessing, please greet those on the bimah and return to your seat, descending from • Open the Ark by pulling the cord when the bimah at the opposite side from which asked to do so by the Rabbi. Remain in you ascended. place until the Rabbi signals you to close the curtain. Then return to your seat in the congregation.

19 On behalf of everyone at North Shore Temple Emanuel Mazal Tov!

We look forward to celebrating with you!

North Shore Temple Emanuel 28 Chatswood Avenue, Chatswood NSW 2067 P: 02 9419 7011 E: [email protected] W: www.nste.org.au