layn

English

Etymology

From Yiddish לייען (leyen), the root of לייענען (leyenen, “to read”).

Verb

layn (third-person singular simple present layns, present participle layning, simple past and past participle layned)

1. (Judaism) To read from the Torah scroll during a Jewish prayer service.
   • It is proper that he who makes the bracha should also be the one to layn.
   • Ruthie learned to layn (read the Torah) and both participated fully in the services.

References

• [Torah Layning Corps]
• [Should the person who gets an aliyah to the Torah also layn (read from the Torah)?]
• [Jewish Tribune - Toronto Partnership Minyan continues to grow]