342. Reciting the Brachos

Tefillah u’Birkas Kohanim 12:5

Each person called for an aliyah opens the Torah and looks at the place where he is meant to read. He recites Barchu and the congregation responds Baruch Hashem haMevorach l'olam vaed. He then recites the bracha that G-d “has chosen us from all the nations and given us His Torah. Blessed are You, Hashem, Giver of the Torah” and the congregation responds “Amen.” He reads his section, rolls the Torah closed, and recites the bracha that G-d “has given us His Torah, the Torah of truth, and planted eternal life among us. Blessed are You, Hashem, Giver of the Torah.”

Tefillah u’Birkas Kohanim 12:6

The one reading the Torah may not start reading until the congregation finishes replying “Amen.” If he makes a mistake in the reading, even with the proper pronunciation of a single letter, he must go back and repeat it until he gets it right. Two people may not read at the same time; only one at a time. If one person was reading and lost his voice, another person should takes his place. The second reader starts from the place where the first one began, and he recites the concluding bracha.