Aufruf (Yiddish: אויפרוף ofrif,oyfruf, ufruf/ifrif or אויפרופן ofrifn), which in Yiddish means `calling up`, is the Jewish custom of a groom being called up in the synagogue for an aliyah, i.e., recitation of a blessing over the Torah. In the Ashkenazic Jewish community the aufruf ceremony is usually held on the Shabbat before the.....
Ceremony in which the groom (and bride) are honored with an aliyah on the Shabbat before the wedding.
Calling up of the bridegroom for Torah blessings on the Shabbat preceding the wedding.
Ceremony in which the groom (and bride) are honored with an aliyah on the Shabbat before the wedding.