The king would perform this action once every seven years in the practice of Hakhel.
The king would perform this action once every seven years in the practice of Hakhel. A maftir is the final person to do it on a given day. People performing this action must have earlier studied the associated neginnot and trope symbols, which can be found in a tikkun. The central object of this practice is divided into 54 parashot ["pah-rahSHOTE"], one of which is for it each week. A prayer said before it occurs begins Barchu et Adonai hamvorach. This action's performer stands on a bimah and makes use of the yad, a pointer that prevents damage from oily fingers. Before this action takes place, the central object is removed from the ark and carried through the synagogue. For 10 points, identify this practice where one chants passages from a Jewish holy book.
The king would perform this action once every seven years in the practice of Hakhel.
reading from the Torah [accept just about any reasonable verb in place of reading, like reciting or chanting, accept kriat Torah, leining, or cantillation, or word forms thereof]