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=== Synagogue ''aliyah'' ===
{{see also|The Mitzvah of sanctifying the Kohen#The first Aliyah}}
Every Monday, Thursday and [[Shabbat]] in Orthodox [[synagogue]]s (and many Conservative ones as well), a portion from the Torah is read aloud in the original [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] in front of the congregation. This reading is divided into a number of portions; it is customary to call a kohen for the first reading (''aliyah''), a Levite for the second reading, and an "Israelite" (non-kohen, non-levite) for all succeeding portions. The [[Maftir]] portion may be given to someone from any of the three groups.
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