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

1. Navigate to Service Honors from the sidebar.
2. Click Add Honor.
3. 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
4. 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

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Plan service honors at least a week in advance so members have time to prepare, especially for roles like D'var Torah or Lector.