Talk:Aliyah (Torah)

Assertion that "Most congregations" have a ba'al k'ri'ah read the aliya

The article asserts that "In most congregations, the oleh does not himself read the Torah aloud. Rather, he stands near it while a practiced expert, called a ba'al k'ri'ah ("one in charge of reading"; sometimes ba'al ko're), reads the Torah, with cantillation, for the congregation."

I've been to many services, at reform, conservative and orthodox congregations in the United States, and have never observed this practice. (It is true that individuals who are not the reader may be honored by saying the blessing before and after the aliya; but I don't think this is what the article is trying to say.

Anyway, if assertion is true, it needs a source.Federalist51 (talk) 15:02, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that "individuals who are not the reader may be honored by saying the blessing before and after" is exactly that the article is trying to say; I believe this is obvious; I am going to remove the {{dubious}} template. —Anomalocaris (talk) 00:33, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That is simply not what this article is saying. The article claims that in most congregations, the oleh called for aliyah does not actually read. In 30 years of actively practicing Judaism I have never once seen the oleh not read their portion. The expectation is that they have learnt to leyn their aliyah. Mirfog (talk) 13:59, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]