בְּרָאשֵׁי חֳדָשִׁים וּבְחֻלּוֹ שֶׁל מוֹעֵד, קוֹרִין אַרְבָּעָה, אֵין פּוֹחֲתִין מֵהֶן וְאֵין מוֹסִיפִין עֲלֵיהֶן, וְאֵין מַפְטִירִין בַּנָּבִיא. הַפּוֹתֵחַ וְהַחוֹתֵם בַּתּוֹרָה, מְבָרֵךְ לְפָנֶיהָ וּלְאַחֲרֶיהָ. זֶה הַכְּלָל, כָּל שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ מוּסָף וְאֵינוֹ יוֹם טוֹב, קוֹרִין אַרְבָּעָה. בְּיוֹם טוֹב, חֲמִשָּׁה. בְּיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, שִׁשָּׁה. בְּשַׁבָּת, שִׁבְעָה. אֵין פּוֹחֲתִין מֵהֶן, אֲבָל מוֹסִיפִין עֲלֵיהֶן, וּמַפְטִירִין בַּנָּבִיא. הַפּוֹתֵחַ וְהַחוֹתֵם בַּתּוֹרָה, מְבָרֵךְ לְפָנֶיהָ וּלְאַחֲרֶיהָ:
À New Moon et Chol Hamoed, quatre hommes ont lu, ni moins ni plus. Et il n'y a pas de lecture de haftarah dans les prophètes, [Car à la Nouvelle Lune et au Chol Hamoed, il y a, de même, (le facteur de) empêcher les gens de travailler, le travail essentiel étant autorisé.] L'ouvreur et le concluant dans la Torah (lecture) récitent l'ouverture et la bénédiction finale, respectivement. C'est la règle: partout où il y a moussaf et pas de yom tov, il y en a quatre (lecteurs); sur yom tov, il y en a cinq; sur Yom Kippur, six; le Shabbath, sept. [Quelle que soit l'occasion, a plus de fonctionnalités que son voisin a plus de lecteurs. Par conséquent, sur Rosh Chodesh et Chol Hamoed, où il y a une offrande de moussaf, il y a quatre lecteurs; sur yom tov, où le travail est interdit, il y en a cinq; à Yom Kippour, où il y a une punition de Kareth (coupure), six; le Shabbath, où il y a une punition de skilah (lapidation), sept.] Il peut y en avoir pas moins, mais il peut y en avoir plus. Et il y a une lecture de haftarah dans les prophètes. L'ouvreur et le concluant de la Torah (lecture) récitent respectivement l'ouverture et la bénédiction finale.
Devarim Rabbah
For this mitzvah (Deuteronomy 30:11) - Halacha: a person in Israel that stands to read from the Torah, how does that person bless? This is what the sages taught: the one who begins and the one who ends say a blessing before and after the Torah (Mishnah Megillah 4:2). And from where do we know that [reading the Torah] needs a blessing before and after? As it is written " Blessed are You, Ad-nai; train me in Your laws. " (Psalms 119:12) - here is the blessing before. And from where do we know that [reading the Torah] needs a blessing after? Rabbi Shmuel bar Nachman said in the name of Rabbi Yonatan: it is written after the song (Deuteronomy 33:1) "and this is the blessing - [so too] one who taught Torah to them and afterwards blessed: here is the blessing afterwards. Another explanation: the Holy Blessed One said "if you merited to bless the Torah, I too will bless you, as it is written "in every place you call My name, I will come to you and bless you" (Exodus 20:21). The rabbis said another explanation: the Holy Blessed One said: if you bless the Torah, you bless your own self. From where [do they know this?] "For through me your days will increase, and years be added to your life" (Proverbs 9:11). And if you say that I gave the Torah to you for your detriment, that is not true, I only gave Torah to you for your benefit since the ministering angels desired Torah and it was hidden from them, as it says, "She has been hidden from the eyes of all living," (Job 28:21) these are the animals, "and from the birds of the sky it has been hidden," these are the angels. How do we know this? As it says, "One of the serafim (type of angel) flew to me," (Isaiah 6:6) God said to Israel: My children! From the ministering angels this thing is out of reach, but from you it is not. From where do we know this? From what is written regarding this issue: "this mitzvah which I enjoin upon you this day is not too baffling for you, nor is it beyond reach" (Deuteronomy 30:11).
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