Pronounced: OHF-ruff, Origin: Yiddish, custom in which the groom (and often the bride) is called to the Torah for an aliyah on the Shabbat before the wedding.
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The Aufruf, A Pre-Wedding Aliyah
Either the groom or the couple is called up to the Torah for an aliyah on the Sabbath before their wedding.