What does hagba mean?
Lifting the Torah scroll during Sabbath services—a ritual known as “Hagbah,” which means to lift in Hebrew—is considered a tremendous honor. It can also be a perilous undertaking.
What is the Hebrew term for the table from which the Sefer Torah is read?
Bimah – A raised platform with a reading desk. From here the Sefer Torah is read. The bimah is often placed in the centre of an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, whereas Reform Jewish synagogues often have the bimah close to the aron hakodesh. The bimah represents the altar in the Temple .
What is a Gabbi?
gab·bai. (gä-bī′, gä′bī′, gə-bī′) gab·ba·im (gä-bä-ēm′, gä-bī′ĭm) or gab·bais. A person who assists in the running of a synagogue or its religious services, especially the reading of the Torah.
What does Gelilah mean?
rolling
Definition of gelilah : the rolling up of the scroll of the law preparatory to wrapping it in its vestments after reading from it in the synagogue.
What is Gelilah?
Definition of gelilah : the rolling up of the scroll of the law preparatory to wrapping it in its vestments after reading from it in the synagogue.
What is a Gabi in Judaism?
A gabbai (Hebrew: גבאי), also known as shamash (שמש, sometimes spelled shamas) or parnas or warden (UK, similar to churchwarden) is a beadle or sexton, a person who assists in the running of synagogue services in some way.