Service Honors
Service Honors help you track and manage the roles people play during worship services -- from Torah readings to prayer leadership to candle lighting.
Honor Types
FaithAdmin supports 17 honor types commonly used in synagogue and worship services:
- Aliyah (1st through 7th) -- Called to the Torah for each reading portion
- Maftir -- Final Torah reading and Haftarah
- Hagbah -- Lifting the Torah scroll
- Gelilah -- Dressing the Torah scroll
- Petichah -- Opening the Ark
- Lector -- Scripture reader
- Candle Lighting -- Lighting Shabbat or holiday candles
- Kiddush -- Reciting the blessing over wine
- Motzi -- Reciting the blessing over bread
- D'var Torah -- Delivering a Torah commentary
- Prayer Leader -- Leading a prayer service
The available honor types adapt based on your Terminology Pack.
Assigning Honors
- Navigate to Service Honors from the sidebar.
- Click Add Honor.
- Fill in:
- Service Date -- The date of the service
- Honor Type -- Select from the available types
- Member -- Who is receiving the honor
- Notes -- Any special instructions or details
- Click Save.
Viewing by Date
Filter service honors by date to see all assignments for a specific service. This serves as your service planning sheet, showing who is doing what.
Viewing by Member
View a member's honor history to see all the times they have been assigned a role. This is useful for:
- Ensuring fair rotation of honors across members
- Tracking who has not been honored recently
- Planning equitable distribution of prestigious roles
Rotation Tracking
Use the member view to monitor rotation:
- See the last time each member received each type of honor
- Identify members who have been overlooked
- Plan upcoming service assignments with fairness in mind
تلميح
Plan service honors at least a week in advance so members have time to prepare, especially for roles like D'var Torah or Lector.