Sotah 7:7 — The Kohein Gadol's Yom Kippur Torah Reading

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The Kohein Gadol's Yom Kippur Torah Reading

קְרִיאַת כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל בְּיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים
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Mishnah סוטה ז׳:ז׳ · Sotah 7:7
בִּרְכוֹת כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל כֵּיצַד.
חַזַּן הַכְּנֶסֶת נוֹטֵל סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה וְנוֹתְנָהּ לְרֹאשׁ הַכְּנֶסֶת,
וְרֹאשׁ הַכְּנֶסֶת נוֹתְנָהּ לַסְּגָן,
וְהַסְּגָן נוֹתְנָהּ לְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל,
וְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל עוֹמֵד וּמְקַבֵּל וְקוֹרֵא עוֹמֵד,
וְקוֹרֵא אַחֲרֵי מוֹת וְאַךְ בֶּעָשׂוֹר.
וְגוֹלֵל אֶת הַתּוֹרָה וּמַנִּיחָהּ בְּחֵיקוֹ וְאוֹמֵר,
יוֹתֵר מִמַּה שֶּׁקָּרִיתִי לִפְנֵיכֶם כָּתוּב כָּאן.
וּבֶעָשׂוֹר שֶׁבְּחֻמַּשׁ הַפִּקּוּדִים קוֹרֵא עַל פֶּה,
וּמְבָרֵךְ עָלֶיהָ שְׁמֹנֶה בְרָכוֹת:
עַל הַתּוֹרָה,
וְעַל הָעֲבוֹדָה,
וְעַל הַהוֹדָיָה,
וְעַל מְחִילַת הֶעָוֹן,
וְעַל הַמִּקְדָּשׁ,
וְעַל יִשְׂרָאֵל,
וְעַל הַכֹּהֲנִים,
וְעַל שְׁאָר הַתְּפִלָּה.
The Kohein Gadol’s blessings — how?
The attendant takes the sefer Torah and gives it to the head of the synagogue,
the head of the synagogue gives it to the segan,
and the segan to the Kohein Gadol;
the Kohein Gadol stands, receives it, and reads standing —
he reads Acharei Mos and Ach Be’Asor.
He rolls the Torah, places it against his chest, and says:
“More than what I have read before you is written here.”
The Be’Asor of Chumash HaPikudim he reads by heart,
and recites over it eight blessings:
on the Torah,
on the Avodah,
on the thanksgiving,
on the forgiveness of sin,
on the Mikdash,
on Israel,
on the Kohanim,
and on the rest of the prayer.

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