Baal keriah

A baal keriah (Hebrew: בַּעַל קְרִיאָה, "master of the reading"), colloquially called the baal korei (Hebrew: בַּעַל קוֹרֵא, "master who reads"), is a member of a Jewish congregation who reads from the Torah scroll during the service. As there are no vowels, punctuation, or cantillation marks (called trop) in a Torah scroll, and these are required features of the reading, the baal keriah must memorize them beforehand.