Auctioning Aliyot
Synagogue honors — being called up to the Torah (aliyah), lifting the scroll (hagbahah), and opening the ark — are sold to the highest bidder. Common among Sephardic and German ('Yekkish') Jews.
Public auctioning of synagogue aliyot, hagbahah, opening the ark — Sephardic + Yekkish.
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Chazon Ovadia · Ovadia Yosef
A Sephardic and Ashkenazi custom where synagogue honors like Torah aliyot, hagbahah (lifting the scroll), and opening the ark are auctioned publicly to the highest bidder, generating community funds.
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A Sephardic and Ashkenazi custom where synagogue honors like Torah aliyot, hagbahah (lifting the scroll), and opening the ark are auctioned publicly to the highest bidder, generating community funds.
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A Sephardic and Ashkenazi custom where synagogue honors like Torah aliyot, hagbahah (lifting the scroll), and opening the ark are auctioned publicly to the highest bidder, generating community funds.
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