Questions tagged [haftarah]
a section from the Prophets read after the Torah reading on Shabbat, holidays and fast days
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Why does the haftorah for Chanukah begin "rani visimchi ", and not "I saw a gold menorah"?
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In the haftorah for Chanukah we begin the passage with "Rani visimcha bas Tzion", sing and rejoice, daughter of Tzion
Earlier in that same passage it says, "Behold, I saw a ...
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If we try to avoid reading the Haftorah for Parshas K'doshim, why was it chosen as the Haftorah?
We go to great lengths to avoid reading the Haftorah for Parshas Kedoshim because of how harsh it is. In years where Eretz Yisrael and Chutz La'aretz are reading different Parshios as a result of a ...
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Haftarot for Acharei Mot and Kedoshim
There seems to a lot of confusion and many different customs surrounding the choice of haftarah for Acharei Mot and Kedoshim, especially in Ashkenazi communities, and especially in a year like this ...
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What is better about Damascus River than the Jordan River?
Although Naaman was likely arrogantly biased towards his homeland and again Israel, is there a legitimate reason why the general thought the Damascus River would heal his tzara'as more than the Jordan ...
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May women read the haftarah
The accepted orthodox Halacha is that women do not read from the weekly Torah portion publicly, and this is found in tractate Megillah 23a. My question is, would it be permissible for a woman to read ...
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Maftir aliyoh for one who has Yahrzeit in the coming week – why?
There seems to be a custom in Ashkenazi shuls that someone who has Yahrzeit in the coming week is given maftir and haftorah.
I have been told that the 7 other aliyos are more important than the maftir....
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"Riot Act" Haftarah for Kedoshim -- When Will We Read it Again?
As discussed previously, while we avoid it whenever possible, this year (5784 / 2024) most Ashkenazim will read the actual Haftarah for Kedoshim: Yechezkel Ch. 22, "Inform the bloody city of all ...
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Do I fulfill the Haftorah if I use the back of a Chumash to lein it? [duplicate]
Let's say I have a Chumash that has Haftarot at the back of the book. Am I yotze reading the Haftorah if I read from that?
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Has there been any modern usage of the haftaros for Matos - Vayeilech? (COVID or other reasons)
Under normal circumstances, Matos (sometimes Pinchas) through Vayeilech (sometimes Haazinu) are read during the weeks before and after Tisha Be'av and Shabbos Shuva. Their haftaros therefore get ...
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Why are there repeated Haftaras?
Why are there Hafaras associated with more than one Parsha? Were there no other Hafaras related to the Parasha's content in such a way that there would be no need to repeat the same Hafara again ...
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How are *kri uksivs* marked in a Megillah/klaf that has vowels?
Chayei Adam brings down (155:14) that technically yes, one could take a handwritten Megillas Esther, add in the vowels and cantillation marks, and it would still be kosher:
ואין לעשות בה נקודות או ...
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Why is there no mention of Rosh Chodesh after the Haftara?
After the reading of the haftarah, a series of b'rachot is said. The final one, on Shabbat ends, "m'kadesh hashabbat." On the 3 r'galim, "m'kadesh yisra'el v'haz'manim" (and on ...
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Sefer Aftarta: does it need to contain them all?
In Gittin 60a, the Talmud gives permission to write a sefer aftarta, a scroll containing just the haftarot for the year (and not full sifrei nakh). The reason given is עת לעשות לה׳ הפרו תורתך.
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Taz on Sefer Aftarta: why mention that printing is writing?
On the topic of a sefer aftarta (a scroll containing the haftarot of the year), the Taz writes as follows (OḤ 284:2, translation mine):
א"כ אפי' אם יהיו נכתבים אין להם דין ספר אלא משום עת לעשות ...
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Longest interval between readings of haftarah for Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
When Rosh Chodesh falls on Shabbat, a special haftarah (Isaiah 66) is read.
However, in our fixed calendar certain months can never have Rosh Chodesh fall on Shabbat (Kislev, Sivan). For certain other ...
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