I had the privilege of being one of the Torah readers on Yom Kippur. Before and after my Aliyah, a person from the congregation had to chant the Torah blessings. I had to use a Yad instead of directly touching the scrolls to follow the reading. The Torah is written only in Hebrew without vowels and some letters are more elongated than usual. It is always nerve wrecking standing in front of hundreds of people about to read on the holiest of holidays. After a couple of words, I calm down and enjoy the privilege of reading in front of my closest friends, family and community members that I have known all my life.
