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Gabbai Reference Sheet Gabbai Rishon: _____________________
Parsha:  ______________ Verses: ____________ Page (Plaut): _________ Page (Hertz): _________
Haftorah:  ______________ Verses: ____________ Page (Plaut): _________ Page (Hertz): _________

Aliyah Verses Reader Gabbai Notes
(Va'yazor va'yagain)
1
 __________ __________________ Announce parsha and pages;
offer reserved Aliyah

For each aliyah,
if Birkat Hagomel or a
Mi-She-Berach is being said:

After 2nd B'racha:
  call next aliyah;
  cover the Torah.
Birkat Hagomel is recited;
  lead Cong. response.
Mi-She-Berach is recited.
Next aliyah recites 1st B'racha.

Keep Torah covered during interruptions,
e.g. Mi-She-Berachs.
 For a bar/bat mitzvah:
Y/Taamod, Y/Taamod - Y/Taamod Habachur/ah bar/bat mitzvah
__ ben/bat __ V' __ maftir/ah hazak/ah

Special considerations:

* Birkat Hahodesh
* Rosh Hodesh
* Hol Hamoed
* Hallel
* Yizkor
* Other:

______________________

* Special readings:

______________________

Make sure maftir/haftorah
readers are aware of special
Shabbat readings in advance.
2
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3
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4
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5
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(Mi Sheberach after calling 5th aliyah)
6
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7
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(Half Kaddish)
Maftir
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Haftorah __________ __________________
Time Service Leader Gabbai Tasks
9:30 Preparation before services Find place in Torah for first aliyah; dress Torah.
Place kippot, tallitot on reading table.
9:45-
10:00		 Birkat Hashachar +
P'seukei D'Zimra
________________________		 Assign aliyot (save one until start of Torah service).
10:00-
10:30
Shacharit ________________________
(add 15 min.s) (Hallel) ________________________ Hallel is said on Rosh Hodesh and on certain holidays.
10:30-
11:20		 Torah service
________________________		 Offer last aliyah to the congregation.
Offer Ark opening to a pre-b'nei mitzvah.
  During procession: ensure ark is closed; place kippot, tallitot and Blessings book on table. Call up gabbai sheni.
Gabbai Sheni
________________________		 Announce pages.
Recite "Va'yazor va'yagain..." before 1st aliyah.
Maftir Recite Half-Kaddish before calling Maftir.
Hagbah/Galilah
Haftorah		 Lead "Etz Haim He ..."; After, Torah stays (covered) on table.
(Birkat Hahodesh) ________________________ If relevant, announce the new month.
11:20-
11:40		 D'var Torah
________________________		 Collect aliyah file cards.
11:40-
11:45		 Torah service
conclusion		 (same as above) Assign Ark closing to a pre-b'nei mitzvah.
Announcements precede Musaf.
11:45-
12:00		 Musaf
(+Yizkor)
________________________		 Assign someone (or Musaf leader) to say Kaddish on behalf of those for whom there are no mourners to say Kaddish
  Kiddush
________________________		 Lead V'Shamru (in Amidah for Shacharit, following Kiddusha).
Kiddush providers lead Hamotzi and Kiddush.
  Make sure aliyah cards, gabbai notebook, etc. are put away in Ark.

Reuben Fisher, 4/1992; revised 10/1998 -- based on the Ritual Committee article, "How to be a gabbai for Shir H.adash," by Aaron Seidman, 11, 1991