KMS Sefer Minhagim Kemp Mill Synagogue Silver Spring, Maryland Version 1.60 February 2017 KMS Sefer Minhagim Version 1.60 Table of Contents 1. NOSACH ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 RITE FOR SERVICES ............................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 RITE FOR SELICHOT ............................................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 NOSACH FOR KADDISH ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 PRONUNCIATION ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.5 LUACH ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 2. WHO MAY SERVE AS SH’LIACH TZIBUR .......................................................................................................... 2 2.1 SH’LIACH TZIBUR MUST BE APPOINTED .................................................................................................................. 2 2.2 QUALIFICATIONS TO SERVE AS SH’LIACH TZIBUR ...................................................................................................... 2 2.3 STYLE OF DAVENING / REPEATING WORDS ............................................................................................................. 2 2.4 TALIT REQUIREMENTS FOR A SH’LIACH TZIBUR ........................................................................................................ 2 2.5 CLOTHING REQUIREMENTS FOR A SH’LIACH TZIBUR .................................................................................................. 3 2.6 K’DIMAH - PRECEDENCE FOR SERVING AS SH’LIACH TZIBUR ....................................................................................... 3 2.7 KMS MEMBERSHIP ........................................................................................................................................... 4 2.8 DAYS ON WHICH A MOURNER MAY NOT SERVE AS SH’LIACH TZIBUR ............................................................................ 4 2.9 SHABBAT ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.10 SHALOSH REGALIM ............................................................................................................................................ 5 2.11 YAMIM NORAIM AND SELICHOT ........................................................................................................................... 5 3. SAYING KADDISH ........................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 IF NO MOURNERS ARE PRESENT .......................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 WOMEN SAYING KADDISH ................................................................................................................................... 6 3.3 MINORS SAYING KADDISH ................................................................................................................................... 6 4. WEEKDAY SERVICES ....................................................................................................................................... 7 4.1 P’SUKAI D’ZIMRA .............................................................................................................................................. 7 4.2 SHACHARIT ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 4.3 TACHANUN ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 4.4 OMITTING LAMNATZEIACH AND KEL ERECH APAYIM ................................................................................................. 8 4.5 D’VAR HALACHA ............................................................................................................................................... 8 4.6 MINCHA .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 4.7 MAARIV .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 4.8 ROSH CHODESH ................................................................................................................................................ 9 4.9 CHOL HA’MOED ............................................................................................................................................... 9 5. KRIAT HATORAH – WEEKDAYS ...................................................................................................................... 10 5.1 KEIL ERECH APAYIM ......................................................................................................................................... 10 5.2 PROCEEDING TO/FROM THE SHULCHAN ............................................................................................................... 10 5.3 PRECEDENCE FOR ALIYOT .................................................................................................................................. 10 5.4 ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR KRIYAT HATORAH ........................................................................................................... 10 5.5 WHEN TWO SIFREI TORAH ARE USED .................................................................................................................. 10 5.6 BIRCHAT HAGOMEL ......................................................................................................................................... 11 5.7 SPECIAL ALIYOT ............................................................................................................................................... 11 6. SHABBAT ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 6.1 KABBALAT SHABBAT ......................................................................................................................................... 12 6.2 SHACHARIT AND MUSAF ................................................................................................................................... 12 6.3 PRAYER FOR UNITED STATES AND STATE OF ISRAEL ................................................................................................. 13 6.4 AV HARACHAMIM ........................................................................................................................................... 13 February 2017 Page i KMS Sefer Minhagim Version 1.60 6.5 D’VAR TORAH................................................................................................................................................. 13 6.6 SHABBAT MINCHA ........................................................................................................................................... 13 6.7 SEUDAH SHLISHIT ............................................................................................................................................ 14 6.8 MAARIV ON MOTZEI SHABBAT ........................................................................................................................... 14 6.9 KIDDUSH LEVANA ............................................................................................................................................ 14 7. KRIAT HATORAH – SHABBAT AND HOLIDAYS ................................................................................................ 15 7.1 PRECEDENCE FOR ALIYOT .................................................................................................................................. 15 7.2 ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR KRIYAT HATORAH ........................................................................................................... 15 7.3 ALIYOT AND SMACHOT ..................................................................................................................................... 16 7.4 CONSECUTIVE ALIYOT/KIBBUDIM ....................................................................................................................... 16 7.5 MISHEBAYRACHS ............................................................................................................................................. 16 7.6 ORDER WHEN TWO SIFREI TORAH ARE READ ........................................................................................................ 17 7.7 ORDER WHEN THREE SIFREI TORAH ARE READ ...................................................................................................... 18 7.8 HAFTAROT ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 7.9 BIRCHAT HAGOMEL ........................................................................................................................................