aufruf
/ˈʊfˌɹʊf/
aufruf noun: an aliyah (Torah reading) made by the bridegroom, typically on the Shabbat before the wedding; a gathering at which this occurs.
Noun
aufruf (plural aufrufs)
- An aliyah (Torah reading) made by the bridegroom, typically on the Shabbat before the wedding; a gathering at which this occurs.
- My Hebrew is horrible, but my Haftarah trope's pretty good. :-) My father-in-law taught me the haftarah trope for my aufruf; that was my first one ever. I just did the haftarah yesterday (my excuse being my wife's birthday), and I'll use my birthday in a couple of months as my excuse for doing a...2003 May 25, Tim Meushaw, “Shabbat debut”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
- At an aufruf I was at a few months ago, the groom's uncle did Adon Olam to the tune of "Rock Around The Clock". It worked amazingly well - it sounded like a one-man band on the bimah!2003 October 10, Eliyahu Rooff, “Who shall live and who shall die, tra-la-la-la-la!”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
Forms of aufruf
| plural | aufrufs |
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Origin of aufruf
Borrowed from Yiddish אויפֿרוף (oyfruf, “summoning”), with the spelling influenced by German Aufruf.
Questions about aufruf
- What does aufruf mean?
- Aufruf means an aliyah (Torah reading) made by the bridegroom, typically on the Shabbat before the wedding; a gathering at which this occurs.
- What part of speech is aufruf?
- Aufruf is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aufruf?
- Aufruf is pronounced /ˈʊfˌɹʊf/.
- What is the plural of aufruf?
- The plural of aufruf is aufrufs.
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