Meaning of aufruf | Babel Free

Definitions

An aliyah (Torah reading) made by the bridegroom, typically on the Shabbat before the wedding; a gathering at which this occurs.

Judaism

Examples

“My Hebrew is horrible, but my Haftarah trope's pretty good. :-) My father-in-law taught me the haftarah trope for my aufruf; that was my first one ever. I just did the haftarah yesterday (my excuse being my wife's birthday), and I'll use my birthday in a couple of months as my excuse for doing a third.”

“At an aufruf I was at a few months ago, the groom's uncle did Adon Olam to the tune of "Rock Around The Clock". It worked amazingly well - it sounded like a one-man band on the bimah!”

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