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Who is the “Chatan Bereshit” and What does he do?
The “Chatan Bereshit”, “Bridegroom of the (Beginning of the) Torah,” also a great honor, is called to the Torah with a similar introduction as that which introduced his fellow-chatan. He is given the honor of reciting the blessing over the beginning of the Torah, the section dealing with the Creation of the Universe by G-d, through the Creation of Man, and the Sanctification of the Seventh Day, the Day of Shabbat.