What is a Torah reader in judaism?

Answer 1

The Torah reader is anyone, usually the Cantor or Chazan, who chants the passages which are read from the Torah scroll with a customary melody (cantillation; trope).

Answer 2

The Torah reader is anyone, usually the Cantor (Chazan), who chants the passages which are read from the Torah scroll in the synagogue.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

Reading the Torah in the public readings during a synagogue service requires considerable skill and education. The torah scroll is written without vowels (those were invented later, by the Greeks), so the reader needs to be fluent enough in Hebrew to read the words without vowels. (f y cn rd ths, y cn rd wtht vwls.) In addition, the Torah is traditionally read with a musical chant called Torah trope, where the melody is closely connected to the grammar of the text, so the reader needs to know the chant and ideally have a good voice.