Claiming and requesting
How members take on an open honor or a coordinator assigns it.
Features
Honors and Special Assignments: Aliyot, Gelilah, Hagbah, and More
Honors and Special Assignments: Aliyot, Gelilah, Hagbah, and More
Alongside the chanted readings, an iLeyn service tracks its honors and special assignments, the parts of the service beyond Torah and Haftarah: aliyot, gelilah and hagbah, ark openings, prayers, mi sheberach, service roles, and other local honors. Each is an assignable item on the service that a coordinator can assign or a member can claim or request, and eligibility can be limited by designation.
The honors a service tracks
A service is more than its readings. iLeyn lets you attach the honors and roles that make up the rest of the morning: aliyot for those called to the Torah, gelilah (dressing the Torah) and hagbah (lifting it), ark openings such as peticha and hachnasah, prayers for the community, country, and peace, and mi sheberach blessings. iLeyn ships common honors as presets, and you can add your community's own.
Assign, claim, or request each honor
Every honor is an assignable item, so it works like any other part of the service. A coordinator can assign a member directly, or the honor can be left open for members to claim outright or request for approval, depending on how each member is set up. That means honors can be handed out deliberately or offered as open sign-ups, side by side on the same service.
Keep sensitive honors to eligible members
Some honors are not open to everyone. An honor or role can require a designation, so only members who hold it are eligible to be assigned or to claim the item, and members who are not eligible never see the option. This keeps clergy or specially designated honors limited to the right people while everyday parts stay open to the community.
Honors flow onto the bima sheet
Once assigned, honors and roles are not just a planning list; they print. A bima sheet can carry dedicated sections for service roles, prayers, honors, and mi sheberach, so the gabbai walks in with a sheet showing who does what and when. Because the sheet is generated from the service, the honors on paper always match the assignments you made.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as an honor in iLeyn?
Honors and special assignments are the service parts beyond the readings: aliyot, gelilah and hagbah, ark openings, prayers, mi sheberach, and other roles. iLeyn provides presets and lets you add custom ones.
How are honors assigned?
Each honor is an assignable item. A coordinator can assign a member directly, or members can claim or request an open honor, just like a reading.
Can we limit who receives a particular honor?
Yes. An honor can require a designation, so only members who hold that designation are eligible, and others do not see the option to take it.
Can we add honors specific to our community?
Yes. Beyond the presets, you can create custom honors, roles, and prayers on your service templates or an individual service.
Do honors appear on the printed sheet?
Yes. Bima sheets can include sections for service roles, prayers, honors, and mi sheberach, generated from the service's assignments.
Works well with
Service customization
Where you define custom honors, roles, and their designations.
Bima sheets
Prints the assigned honors, prayers, and mi sheberach for the day.
Member roles
Designations decide who is eligible for a restricted honor.
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