[HANASHIR:7278] Re: calling folks to the Torah

[CANTORMUM <CANTORMUM...>]

In a message dated 11/3/00 3:44:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
acurry (at) san-carlos(dot)rms(dot)slb(dot)com writes:

<< The gabbai calls "yaamod so-and-so ben so-and-so [hakohen or halevi if a
 kohen or levi]" for a man.  For a woman, the form is "yamdu so-and-so...".
 It actually means "arise" or "stand", as in "amida".
  >>
I would just like to add my two cents worth.

I believe that the feminine form is "ta-a-mod........." and the plural for 
calling up two or more  men or a mixed group of men and a women is "y'amdu...
..". Calling up two or more women would be "t'amdu....."

Hope this helps

Cantor Miranda Kark Beckenstein
Temple Beth Or
NJ

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