The haftarah (haftara, haphtara, haphtarah, Hebrew הפטרה‎; plural haftarot, haftaros, haphtarot, haphtaros) is a text selected from the books of Nevi'im ("The Prophets") that is read publicly in the synagogue after the reading of the Torah on each Sabbath, as well as on Jewish festivals and fast days. The haftarah usually has a thematic link to the Torah reading that precedes it. When the haftarah is read in the synagogue it is sung with cantillation (trop), and its related blessings are said before and after it. Hebrew (עִבְרִית ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than seven million people in Israel, the West Bank, the United States, and by Jewish communities around the world. ... Neviim [נביאים] or Prophets is the second of the three major sections in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). ... Torah () is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or law. ... Shabbat (שבת shabbāt, rest Hebrew, or Shabbos in Ashkenazic pronunciation), is the weekly day of rest in Judaism. ... Gen. ...

History

No one knows for certain the origins of reading the haftarah, but several theories have been put forth. The most common explanation, accepted by some traditional Jewish authorities is that in 168 B.C.E., when the Jews were under the rule of the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes, they were forbidden from reading the Pentateuch and made do with a substitute. When they were again able to read the Pentateuch, they kept reading the haftarah as well. Chanukah (חנכה ḥănukkāh, or חנוכה ḥănūkkāh) is a Jewish holiday, also known as the Festival of lights. ... Coin of Antiochus IV. Reverse shows Apollo seated on an omphalos. ... Torah reading (in Hebrew: Kriat HaTorah or Reading [of] the Torah) has followed a steady pattern for the past two thousand years following the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and is still practiced by Orthodox Judaism and its adherents. ... Look up Pentateuch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary For a detailed discussion about the contents of the Pentateuch, see the article Torah. ...

An alternative explanation, offered by Rabbis Reuven Margolies and Samson Raphael Hirsch, is that the haftarah reading was instituted to fight the influence of those sects in Judaism that viewed the Jewish Bible as consisting only of the Pentateuch. Rabbi S.R. Hirsch Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (June 20, 1808 - December 31, 1888) was the intellectual founder of the Torah im Derech Eretz school of contemporary Orthodox Judaism. ... A sect is a small religious group that has branched off of a larger established religion. ...

But all offered explanations for the origin of reading the haftarah have unanswered difficulties.

Certainly the haftarah was read — perhaps not obligatorily or in all communities — as far back as circa A.D. 70: The Talmud mentions that a haftarah was read in the presence of Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus, who lived at that time. However, Rabbi Yosef Karo reports that for many years there were no set haftarot: each maftir (one reading the haftarah) chose an appropriate passage from the Nevi'im. Over time, certain choices became established in certain communities; nowadays one may not choose his own haftarah, explains Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, as that would run against accepted custom. But Rabbi Karo's explanation helps to explain why communities have varying customs regarding what to read as haftarah. Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s - 70s - 80s 90s 100s 110s 120s Years: 65 66 67 68 69 - 70 - 71 72 73 74 75 Events The building of the Colosseum starts (approximate date). ... Rabbi Yosef (Joseph) Ben Ephraim Karo is one of the most important leaders in the history of halakha (Jewish law). ... Rabbi Moshe Feinstein Rabbi Moshe Feinstein (1895-1986) was an Orthodox Rabbi who was world renowned for his expertise in halakha (Jewish Law) and was the de facto supreme rabbinic authority for the Orthodox Jewry of North America. ...

Who reads the haftarah

The haftarah is traditionally read by the maftir, or the last person to be called up to the Torah scroll. Maftir is the final section of the weekly parsha read on Shabbat and holiday mornings in synagogue from a Torah scroll. ...

The haftarah blessings

A blessing both precedes and follows the haftarah reading. The blessings are read using haftarah cantillation by the person to read the haftarah portion.

The blessing that precedes the reading translates as: "Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who has chosen good prophets, and has found pleasure in their words which were spoken in truth.

"Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who hast chosen the Law, and Moses Thy servant, and Israel Thy people, and prophets of truth and righteousness." (Heartz, 1917)

Following the reading, Sephardic Jews will add a sentence, translated as: "Our Redeemer! The Lord of Hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel." (Heartz, 1917)

The blessing that follows the reading translates as: "Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, Rock of all worlds, righteous through all generations, O faithful God, who sayest and doest, who speakest and fulfillest, all those words are truth and righteousness. Faithful art Thou, O Lord our God, and faithful are they words, and not one of they words shall return void, for Thou art a faithful and merciful God and King. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, God, who art faithful in all Thy words.

"Have mercy upon Zion, for it is the home of our life, and save her that is grieved in spirit speedily, even in our days. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who makest Zion joyful through her children.

"Gladden us, O Lord our God, with Elijah the prophet, Thy servant, and with the kingdom of the house of David, Thine anointed. Soon may he come and rejoice our hearts. Suffer not a stranger to sit upon his throne, nor let others any longer inherit his glorry; for by Thy holy name Thou didst swear unto him, that his light should not be quenched for ever. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the Shield of David.

"For the Law, for divine service, for the phrophets, and for this Sabbath day, which Thou, O Lord our God, hast given us for holiness and for rest, for honour and for glory, —for all these we thank and bless Thee, O Lord our God, blessed be Thy name by the mouth of every living being continually and for ever. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who sanctifiest the Sabbath." (Heartz, 1917)

For all afternoon haftarot, and for the morning Haftarot on Tisha b'Av and on Yom Ha'atzmaut, the blessings are concluded with "the Shield of David". On Festival mornings, a slightly different final paragraph is read, and Rosh Hashanah morning and Yom Kippur morning each have variations. Following this, prayer is resumed, the Torah service is concluded, and the Mussaf service is begun. Maria Magdalene in prayer. ... Mussaf The additional prayers offered on Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, and Jewish Festivals in a traditional Jewish prayer service immediately following the regular morning service. ...

Haftarah cantillation

The haftarah is read with cantillation according to a unique melody (not with the same cantillation melody as the Torah). The tradition to read Nevi'im with its own special melody is attested to in late medieval sources, both Ashkenazic and Sephardic. A medieval Sephardic source notes that the melody for the haftarot is a slight variation of the tune used for reading the books of Nevi'im in general (presumably for study purposes). Gen. ... Gen. ... Ashkenazi (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי, Standard Hebrew Aškanazi, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAškănāzî) Jews or Ashkenazic Jews, also called Ashkenazim (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים, Standard Hebrew Aškanazim, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAškănāzîm), are Jews who are descendants of Jews from Germany, Poland, Austria and Eastern Europe. ... In the strictest sense, a Sephardi (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew Səfardi, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Səfardim, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardîm) is a Jew original to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal: ספרד, Standard Hebrew Səfárad, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄áraḏ / Səp̄āraḏ), or whose ancestors were among the Jews expelled from... Neviim [נביאים] or Prophets is the second of the three major sections in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). ...

Note that although many selections from Nevi'im are read as haftarot over the course of the year, the books of Nevi'im are not read in their entirety (as opposed to the Torah). Since Nevi'im as a whole is not covered in the liturgy, the melody for certain rare cantillation notes which appear in the books of Nevi'im but not in the haftarot have been forgotten. For more on this, see Nevi'im. Neviim [נביאים] or Prophets is the second of the three major sections in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). ... Neviim [נביאים] or Prophets is the second of the three major sections in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). ... Torah () is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or law. ... Neviim [נביאים] or Prophets is the second of the three major sections in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). ... Gen. ... Neviim [נביאים] or Prophets is the second of the three major sections in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). ... Neviim [נביאים] or Prophets is the second of the three major sections in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). ...

The Haftarot for the morning of Tisha b'Av, and for the Shabbat preceding it, are, in many synagogues, predominantly read to the cantillation melody used for the public reading of the Book of Lamentations, or Eicha. Gen. ... The Book of Lamentations is a book of the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. ...

Haftarot on Sabbath afternoon

Some Rishonim, including Rabbenu Yaakov Tam, report that a custom in the era of the Talmud was to read a haftarah at the mincha service each Sabbath afternoon — but that this haftarah was from the Ketuvim rather than from the Nevi'im. Most halachic authorities maintain that that was not the custom in Talmudic times, and that such a custom should not be followed. In the era of the Geonim, some communities, including some in Persia, read a haftarah from Nevi'im Sabbath afternoons. Although this practice is virtually defunct, most halachic authorities maintain that there's nothing wrong with it. Rishonim (ראשונים Hebrew - sing. ... A Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbī; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbī) is a religious Jewish scholar who is an expert in Jewish law. ... The Talmud (תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions on Jewish law, Jewish ethics, customs, legends and stories, which Jewish tradition considers authoritative. ... Jewish services are the prayers recited as part of observance of Judaism. ... Shabbat (שבת shabbāt, rest Hebrew, or Shabbos in Ashkenazic pronunciation), is the weekly day of rest in Judaism. ... Neviim [נביאים] or Prophets is the second of the three major sections in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). ... Halakha (הלכה in Hebrew or Halakhah, Halacha, Halachah) is the collective corpus of Jewish law, custom and tradition regulating all aspects of behavior. ... Geonim (also Gaonim) (גאונים) (Singular: Gaon [גאון] meaning pride in Biblical Hebrew and genius in modern Hebrew) were the rabbis who were the Jewish Talmudic sages who were the generally accepted spiritual leaders of the Jewish community in the early medieval era, in contrast to the Resh Galuta/ Exilarch who wielded secular... The term Persian Empire refers to a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau. ...

Rabbi Reuven Margolies claims that the now-widespread custom of individuals' reciting Psalm 111 after the Torah reading Sabbath afternoon derives from the custom reported by Rabbenu Tam.

Haftarah as a Bar- or Bat-Mitzvah ritual

The haftarah is read by b'ne mitzvah at their respective ceremonies, along with some, all, or, sometimes, none of the Torah portion. This is often referred to, mainly in Hebrew schools and bar- or bat-mitzvah preparatory programs, as a haftarah portion. When a Jewish child reaches the age of maturity (12 years for girls, 13 years for boys) that child becomes responsible for him/herself under Jewish law. ... When a Jewish child reaches the age of maturity (12 years for girls, 13 years for boys) that child becomes responsible for him/herself under Jewish law. ... Hebrew school is the Jewish equivalent of Sunday school - an educational regimen separate from secular education, focusing on topics of Jewish history and learning the Hebrew language. ...

List of Haftarot

The selection from Nevi'im read as the haftarah is not always the same in all Jewish communities. When customs differ, this list indicates them as follows: A=Ashkenazic custom (AF=Frankfurt am Main; AH=Habad); I=Italian custom; S=Sephardic and Mizrahi custom (SI=Sephardic (Iberian); SM=Mizrahi; SN=Maghreb); Y=Yemenite custom; Q=Qarai/Karaite custom. When these letters do not appear, all customs agree. Neviim [נביאים] or Prophets is the second of the three major sections in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). ... Ashkenazi (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי, Standard Hebrew Aškanazi, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAškănāzî) Jews or Ashkenazic Jews, also called Ashkenazim (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים, Standard Hebrew Aškanazim, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAškănāzîm), are Jews who are descendants of Jews from Germany, Poland, Austria and Eastern Europe. ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... Chabad Lubavitch, also known as Lubavitch Chabad, is a large branch of Hasidic Judaism. ... In the strictest sense, a Sephardi (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew Səfardi, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Səfardim, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardîm) is a Jew original to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal: ספרד, Standard Hebrew Səfárad, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄áraḏ / Səp̄āraḏ), or whose ancestors were among the Jews expelled from... Mizrachi is also an organisation of the Religious Zionist Movement Mizrahi Jews or Oriental Jews (מזרחי eastern, Standard Hebrew Mizraḥi, Tiberian Hebrew Mizrāḥî; plural מזרחים easterners, Standard Hebrew Mizraḥim, Tiberian Hebrew Mizrāḥîm) are Jews of Middle Eastern origin; that is to say, their ancestors never left the Middle East. ... In the strictest sense, a Sephardi (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew Səfardi, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Səfardim, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardîm) is a Jew original to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal: ספרד, Standard Hebrew Səfárad, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄áraḏ / Səp̄āraḏ), or whose ancestors were among the Jews expelled from... topographic map of the Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe. ... Mizrachi is also an organisation of the Religious Zionist Movement Mizrahi Jews or Oriental Jews (מזרחי eastern, Standard Hebrew Mizraḥi, Tiberian Hebrew Mizrāḥî; plural מזרחים easterners, Standard Hebrew Mizraḥim, Tiberian Hebrew Mizrāḥîm) are Jews of Middle Eastern origin; that is to say, their ancestors never left the Middle East. ... The Maghrebim are the Jews who traditionally lived in the Arabo-Berber Maghreb region of North Africa, mainly in the tolerant Sherifian kingdom of Morocco (al-Maghrib, i. ... Yemenite Jews (תֵּימָנִי, Standard Hebrew Temani, Tiberian Hebrew Têmānî; plural תֵּימָנִים, Standard Hebrew Temanim, Tiberian Hebrew Têmānîm) are those Jews who live, or whose recent ancestors lived, in Yemen (תֵּימָן far south, Standard Hebrew Teman, Tiberian Hebrew Têmān), on the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula. ... Karaite Judaism is a Jewish denomination characterized by reliance on the Tanakh as the sole scripture, and rejection of the Oral Law (the Mishnah and the Talmuds) as halakha (Legally Binding, i. ...

Haftarot for Genesis

• Bereshit
  • A: Isaiah 42:5–43:10
    • AF, AH: Isaiah 42:5–21
  • I: Isaiah 42:1–21
  • S: Isaiah 42:5–21
  • Y: Isaiah 42:1–16
  • Q: Isaiah 65:7–66:13
• Noach
  • A, Y, SN: Isaiah 54:1–55:5
    • AF, AH: Isaiah 54:1–10
    • some Y communities: Isaiah 54:1–55:3
  • S: Isaiah 55:1–10
  • I: Isaiah 54:1–55:5
  • Q: Isaiah 54:9–55:12
• Lech-Lecha
  • A, S: Isaiah 40:27–41:16
  • Q: Joshua 24:3–18
• Vayera
  • A: 2 Kings 4:1–37
  • S: 2 Kings 4:1–23
  • Q: Isaiah 33:17–35:10
• Chayei Sarah
  • A, S: 1 Kings 1:1–31
  • I: 1 Kings 1:1–34
  • Y: 1 Kings 1:1–31,46
    • Dardai communities: 1 Kings 1:1–31
  • Q: Isaiah 51:2–51:22
• Toledot
  • A, S: Malachi 1:1–2:7
  • Q: Isaiah 65:23–66:18
• Vayetze
  • A: Hosea 12:13–14:10
  • Q: Hosea 11:7–13:5
• Vayishlach
  • A: Hosea 11:7–12:12
  • S: Obadiah 1:1-21
• Vayeshev
  • Amos 2:6–3:8
• Miketz
  • 1 Kings 3:15–4:1
• Vayigash
  • Ezekiel 37:15–28
• Vayechi
  • 1 Kings 2:1–12

Bereishit or Bereshit is the first weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Noach is the second weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. ... Lech-Lecha or Lekh-Lekha is the third weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. ... The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in both the Hebrew Tanakh and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. ... Vayeira or Vayera is the fourth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. ... The Books of Kings (also known as [The Book of] Kings in Hebrew: Sefer Melachim מלכים) is a part of Judaisms Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible. ... Chayei Sarah (Hebrew for “life of Sarah”) is the fifth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. ... Toledot or Toldot (Hebrew for “line” or “story”) is the sixth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. ... Malachi (or Malachias, מַלְאָכִי, Malʾaḫi, Málakhî) is a book of the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh, written by the prophet Malachi. ... Vayetze, Vayeitzei, or Vayetzei (Hebrew for “and he left”) is the seventh weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Book of Hosea. ... Vayishlach or Vayishlah (וישלח – Hebrew for “and he sent,” the first word of the parshah) is the eighth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. ... == Overview of Contents ==Link titleLink titleLink titleLink titleInsert non-formatted text here #REDIRECT Insert textBold textLink titleLink titleItalic textlink title Insert non-formatted text hereMedia:Example. ... Vayeshev or Vayeishev (וישב – Hebrew for “and he lived,” the first word of the parshah) is the ninth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. ... // Who wrote it? Amos was a prophet during the reign of Jeroboam ben Joash (Jeroboam II), ruler of Israel from 793 BCE to 753 BCE, and the reign of Uzziah, King of Judah, at a time when both kingdoms (Israel in the North and Judah in the South) were peaking... Miketz or Mikeitz (Hebrew for “at the end,” the second word – and first distinctive word – of the parshah) is the tenth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. ... Vayigash (ויגש – Hebrew for “and he went up” or “then he went up,” the first word of the parshah) is the eleventh weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. ... This article is about the Book of Ezekiel. ... Vayechi or Vayehi (ויחי – Hebrew for “and he lived”) is the twelfth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the last in the book of Genesis. ...

Haftarot for Exodus

• Shemot
  • A: Isaiah 27:6–28:13 & 29:22–23
  • S: Jeremiah 1:1–2:3
• Va'eira
  • Ezekiel 28:25–29:21
• Bo
  • Jeremiah 46:13–28
• Beshalach
  • Judges 4:4–5:31
• Yitro
  • Isaiah 6:1–7:6 & 9:5–6
• Mishpatim
  • Jeremiah 34:8–22 & 33:25–26
• Terumah
  • 1 Kings 5:26–6:13
• Tetzaveh
  • Ezekiel 43:10–27
• Ki Tisa
  • A: 1 Kings 18:1–39
  • S: 1 Kings 18:20–39
• Vayakhel
  • A:1 Kings 7:40–50
  • S:1 Kings 7:13–26
• Pekudei
  • A:1 Kings 7:51–8:21
  • S:1 Kings 7:40–50

Shemot or Shemoth (שמות – Hebrew for “names,” the second word – and first distinctive word – of the parshah) is the thirteenth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the first in the book of Exodus. ... For jer, an alternate spelling for the reduced vowels in Common Slavic, see yer. ... Vaeira, Vaera, or Vaera (וארא – Hebrew for “and I appeared” the first word that God speaks in the parshah, in Exodus 6:3) is the fourteenth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the second in the book of Exodus. ... Bo (בא – Hebrew for “go,” the first word that God speaks in the parshah, in Exodus 10:1) is the fifteenth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in the book of Exodus. ... Beshalach, Beshallach, or Beshalah (בשלח – Hebrew for “when [he] let go,” the second word and first distinctive word in the parshah) is the sixteenth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the book of Exodus. ... Yitro (יתרו – Hebrew for Jethro, the second word and first distinctive word in the parshah) is the seventeenth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Exodus. ... Mishpatim (Hebrew for “laws”) is the eighteenth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book of Exodus. ... Terumah or Trumah (תרומה – Hebrew for gift or “offering,” the twelfth word and first distinctive word in the parshah) is the nineteenth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the seventh in the book of Exodus. ... Tetzaveh, Tetsaveh, Ttzaveh, or Ttzavveh (תצווה – Hebrew for you command,” the second word and first distinctive word in the parshah) is the 20th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the book of Exodus. ... Ki Tisa, Ki Tissa, Ki Thissa, or Ki Sisa (כי תשא – Hebrew for when you take,” the sixth and seventh words, and first distinctive words in the parshah) is the 21st weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the ninth in the book of Exodus. ... Vayakhel, VaYakhel, Va-Yakhel, Vayak’hel, Vayak’heil, or Vayaqhel (ויקהל – Hebrew for and he assembled,” the first word in the parshah) is the 22nd weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the 10th in the book of Exodus. ... Pekudei, Pekude, Pekudey, P’kude, or P’qude (פקודי – Hebrew for amounts of,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 23nd weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the 11th and last in the book of Exodus. ...

Haftarot for Leviticus

• Vayikra
  • Isaiah 43:21–44:23
• Tzav
  • Jeremiah 7:21–8:3; 9:22, 23
• Shemini
  • A: 2 Samuel 6:1–7:17
  • S: 2 Samuel 6:1-19
• Tazria
  • 2 Kings 4:42–5:19
• Tazria–Metzora
• Metzora
  • 2 Kings 7:3–20
• Ahare
  • A: Ezekiel 22:1–19
  • S: Ezekiel 22:1–16
• Ahare–Kedoshim
• Kedoshim
  • A: Amos 9:7–15
  • S: Ezekiel 20:2–20
• Emor
  • Ezekiel 44:15–31
• Behar
  • Jeremiah 32:6–27
• Behar–Behukotai
• Behukotai
  • Jeremiah 16:19–17:14

Vayikra, VaYikra, or Va-yikra (ויקרא – Hebrew for and He called,” the first word in the parshah) is the 24th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the first in the book of Leviticus. ... Tzav, Tsav, Zav, or Sav (צו – Hebrew for command,” the sixth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 25th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the second in the book of Leviticus. ... Shemini, Sh’mini, or Shmini (שמיני – Hebrew for eighth,” the third word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 26th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in the book of Leviticus. ... The Books of Samuel, also referred to as [The Book of] Samuel (Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל), are (two) books in the Hebrew Bible (Judaisms Tanakh and originally written in Hebrew) and the Old Testament of Christianity. ... Tazria, Thazria, Thazri’a, or Ki Tazria’ (תזריע – Hebrew for she conceives,” the 13th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 27th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the book of Leviticus. ... Tazria, Thazria, Thazri’a, or Ki Tazria’ (תזריע – Hebrew for she conceives,” the 13th word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 27th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the book of Leviticus. ... Metzora, Metzorah, M’tzora, Mezora, Metsora, or M’tsora (מצורע – Hebrew for one being diseased,” the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 28th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Leviticus. ... Metzora, Metzorah, M’tzora, Mezora, Metsora, or M’tsora (מצורע – Hebrew for one being diseased,” the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 28th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Leviticus. ...

Haftarot for Numbers

• Bemidbar
  • Hosea 2:1–22
• Naso
  • Judges 13:2–25
• Behaalotecha
  • Zechariah 2:14–4:7
• Shelah
  • Joshua 2:1–24
• Korah
  • 1 Samuel 11:14–12:22
• Hukat
  • Judges 11:1–33
• Hukat–Balak
• Balak
  • Micah 5:6-6:8
• Pinehas
  • 1 Kings 18:46-19:21
• Matot
  • Jeremiah 1:1-2:3
• Matot–Masei
• Masei
  • A: Jeremiah 2:4–28; 3:4
  • S: Jeremiah 2:4–28; 4:1, 2

For the priest Zechariah of Luke 1:5 see the article Zacharias. ... // Who wrote it? Micah wrote the book in the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, roughly 735-700 BC Few Old Testament scholars today would defend Micahs authorship of the entire book. ...

Haftarot for Deuteronomy

• Devarim
  • Isaiah 1:1–27
• Vaethanan
  • Isaiah 40:1–26
• Ekev
  • Isaiah 49:14–51:3
• Ree
  • Isaiah 54:11–55:5
• Shofetim
  • Isaiah 51:12–52:12
• Ki Tetze
  • Isaiah 54:1–10
• Ki Tavo
  • Isaiah 60:1–22
• Netzavim
  • Isaiah 61:10–63:9
• Netzavim–Vayelech
• Vayelech
  • Isaiah 55:6–56:8
• Haazinu
  • 2 Samuel 22:1–51
• V'zot Haberacha
  • A: Joshua 1.1–18
  • S: Joshua 1.1–9

Haftarot for special Sabbaths, Festivals, and Fast Days

In general, on the dates below, the haftarot below are read, even if that entails overriding the haftara for a Sabbath Torah portion. However, in certain communities, the first two hafatarot below (that for Rosh Hodesh and that for the day preceding Rosh Hodesh) are replaced by the regular weekly haftarah when the weekly reading is Masei or later.

• Sabbath coiciding with the day preceding Rosh Hodesh, except Rosh Hodesh Nisan, Tevet, or Adar, and except Rosh Hashanah
• Sabbath coinciding with Rosh Hodesh, except Rosh Hodesh Nisan, Tevet, or Adar, and except Rosh Hashanah
• Sabbath immediately preceding the second day of Nisan (Sabbath of Parashat Hahodesh)
• Sabbath immediately preceding Passover (Shabbat Hagadol)
• First day of Passover
• Second day of Passover (outside of Eretz Yisrael)
• Sabbath of the intermediate days of Passover
• Seventh day of Passover
• Eighth day of Passover (outside of Eretz Yisrael)
• First day of Shavuot
• Second day of Shavuot (outside of Eretz Yisrael)
  • Habakkuk 2:20–3:19
• 9 Av, morning haftarah
• 9 Av, afternoon haftarah
  • A: Isaiah 55:6–56:8
  • most S: Hosea 14:2–10
• Sabbath coinciding with Rosh Hodesh Elul
• First day of Rosh Hashanah
  • 1 Samuel 1:1–2:10
• Second day of Rosh Hashanah
  • Jeremiah 31:1–19
• Fast of Gedaliah, morning haftarah
  • None
• Fast of Gedaliah, afternoon haftarah
  • A, Y, some S: Isaiah 55:6–56:8
• Sabbath before Yom Kippur (Shabbat Shuva)
  • Hosea 14:2–10. Also, communities add either Joel 2:15–17 or Micah 7:18–20. However, many communities nowadays add both these passages, a custom generally considered baseless.
  • Some communities read Isaiah 55:6–56:8 instead.
• Yom Kippur, morning haftara
  • Isaiah 57:14–58:14
• Yom Kippur, afternoon haftara
  • Jonah (entire), and Micah 7:18–20
• First day of Sukkot
• Second day of Sukkot (outside of Eretz Yisrael)
  • Kings I 8:2–21
• Sabbath of the intermerdiate days of Sukkot
• Shemini Atzeret (outside of Eretz Yisrael)
  • 1 Kings 8:54–9:1
• Simhat Torah
  • A: Joshua 1:1–18
  • S: Joshua 1:1–9
  • Some communities: 1 Kings 8:22–53
• First (or only) Sabbath of Hanuka
• Second Sabbath of Hanuka
  • 1 Kings 7:40–50
• Sabbath immediately preceding the second day of Adar (or Adar II) (Sabbath of Parashat Shekalim)
• Sabbath immediately preceding Purim (Sabbath of Parashat Zachor)
• Sabbath Shushan Purim in cities that celebrate it
• Sabbath Shushan Purim in cities that celebrate Purim
  • No special haftarah: the usual haftarah for that week's parsha is read
• Sabbath immediately following Shushan Purim (Sabbath of Parashat Parah)
• Fast days (other than those listed above), morning haftarah
  • None
• Fast days (other than those listed above), afternoon haftarah
  • A: Isaiah 55:6–56:8
  • S: none

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Haftarah for a bridegroom

It was customary in many communities to read Isaiah 61:10 – 63:9 if a bridegroom (who had married within the previous week) was present in the synagogue. Customs varied:

• In some communities, this entire haftarah was read, supplanting the usual haftarah of that week.
• In some communities, only a few verses (possibly Isaiah 61:10 – 62:5, although the literature is unclear) were read. They were read after the usual haftarah, either before or after — depending on local custom — the closing blessings of the haftarah.

When a Talmudically specified haftarah was to be read on a certain Sabbath (e.g., on Sabbath of Hanukkah), some communities did not read the bridegroom's haftarah, preferring to keep to the standard haftarah of the week. Again, customs varied: The Talmud (תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions on Jewish law, Jewish ethics, customs, legends and stories, which Jewish tradition considers authoritative. ... For the Khazar ruler by this name, see Hanukkah (Khazar). ...

• In some communities, the bridegroom's haftarah was read.
• Some communities, even though they normally read the entire briodegroom's haftarah for a bridegroom, now merely appended a few verses of it to the weekly haftarah.
• Some communities omitted the bridegroom's haftarah altogether, reading the weekly haftarah instead.

Nowadays, this custom has virtually disappeared. No one except the Karaite Jews reads a special haftarah for a bridegroom any longer. Karaite Judaism is a Jewish denomination characterized by reliance on the Tanakh as the sole scripture, and rejection of the Oral Law (the Mishnah and the Talmud) as halakha (Legally Binding, i. ...

References

• Katz, Shlomo [David] (2000). The Haftarah: Laws, Customs, & History. Silver Spring, Maryland: Hamaayan/The Torah Spring.
• Hertz, J. H. (1917). "The Pentetuch and Haftorahs". Jewish Publication Society of America.

See also

• Cantillation
• Nevi'im
• Parshah

Gen. ... Neviim [נביאים] or Prophets is the second of the three major sections in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). ... In Jewish services, a Parsha or Parshah or Parashah, פרשה, meaning Portion in Hebrew, is the weekly Torah reading text selection. ...

External links

• Hyperlinked table of hafatarot
• Text and translation by Parasha
• Karaite Haftaroth (Congregation Orah Saddiqim in Albany, NY)
• Insights and translations of Haftarah