Gabbai

A Gabbai (Hebrew גבאי of gbh, raise; vulgar: Gabbe ) is the name of a Jewish person whose office it is to support the synagogue operation to be of service. This includes in particular the support of the expiry of the Jewish synagogue services. In addition, the personal assistant of a rabbi is referred to as Gabbai, particularly the secretary or personal assistant to a Hassidic Rebbe. The obligations of a Gabbai include the possible organization of Jewish funerals.

In many synagogues the office of a Gabbai is not a permanent commitment, but a transient during the Torah (Hebrew קריאת התורה, K'riat HaTorah, " ( pre-) reading of the Torah "). Here, the Gabbai is next time to Toravorleser and holds a version of the read Toraabschnittes with Teamim (Hebrew טעמי המקרא ta'amei ha - mikra or short טעמים te'amim; Yiddish: articulations, accents ), which in the text of the sacred Torah scroll from the worship is always read to be missing. The Gabbai corrects simultaneously and vocally, as needed, if the Toravorleser should read something inaccurate or wrong or even ausließe something. The Gabbai is also responsible for the invocation of appropriate service members to the Torah ( lecture ) and the needed blessings before and after the respective readings during the service.

Historically, the Gabbai of alms or fiscal agent of the Jewish community, in some cases also name of the synagogue or communal charity events.

Also, the Gabbai is not always clear conceptual separated from shammes, sometimes the terms are used identically.

• Occupation ( religion)
• Jewish worship