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"Layn" probably comes, by way of Yiddish, from the German word "lesen" meaning "to read". It is most commonly used to describe what the volunteer or professional reader does during the service when he reads publicly from the Torah. Although anyone entitled to lead the service is equally entitled to read from the Torah, Torah reading takes more training and more preparation than leading the service, and is usually handled by specialists.

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