The term “aufruf” (often pronounced oof-roof or oif-ruf) means “calling up” in Yiddish, and refers to the custom that the groom be called to the Torah in the synagogue on the Shabbat preceding …

Mar 25, 2022 · Aufruf is a German word that means call, proclamation, or announcement. Like much of Eastern European Judaism, it was taken from the goyim and made part of our …

Dec 29, 2022 · Aufruf. 1. Aufruf is a Yiddish term which means calling up. It refers to the calling up of the groom to the Torah prior to his wedding. Chosson Needs Shmirah. 2. A chosson should …

Mar 14, 2022 · Aufruf, a word that means “calling up” in Yiddish, is a traditional ceremony that takes place the Saturday morning before a Jewish wedding. While most Jewish couples still …

Traditionally, the chatan (groom) is honored with an aliyah at the Torah on the Shabbat before his wedding. This is known as an aufruf, Yiddish for “calling up.”

It is a centuries-old tradition to initiate the round of wedding celebrations by having the groom called to recite the blessing over the Torah at the Sabbath service before the wedding.

Nov 6, 2023 · One such pre-wedding ritual is the Aufruf, a calling-up ceremony for the groom that takes place the morning of the wedding ceremony. Today, we will delve into the meaning and …

Aufruf (Yiddish: אויפרוף ofrif, oyfruf, ufruf/ifrif or אויפרופן ofrifn), which in Yiddish means "calling up," is the Jewish custom of a groom being called up in the synagogue for an aliyah, the recitation …

In Reform, Reconstructionist, and [most] Conservative synagogues, both bride and groom are usually called to the Torah. This ceremony is called aufruf, which, in Yiddish, means “calling …

There is a fairly universal practice, at least in the Ashkenazi world, that on the Shabbat before his wedding, a groom is called up to the Torah. Known as an "aufruf" (German for "calling up"), …