aufruf

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish אויפֿרוף (oyfruf, “summoning”), with the spelling influenced by German Aufruf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊfˌɹʊf/

Noun

aufruf (plural aufrufs)

1. (Judaism) An aliyah (Torah reading) made by the bridegroom, typically on the Shabbat before the wedding; a gathering at which this occurs.
   • 2003 May 25, Tim Meushaw, “Shabbat debut”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated‎^[1] (Usenet):

     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 third.

   • 2003 October 10, Eliyahu Rooff, “Who shall live and who shall die, tra-la-la-la-la!”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated‎^[2] (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!