Parshat Tazria This year, we have the privilege of reading the haftarah earmarked only for parshat Tazria—a somewhat rare occurrence, as this parsha is generally

Shabbat HaChodesh Parshat Shemini In the first two pesukim of this week’s haftarah (according to the Ashkenazi minhag), the navi Yechezkel depicts the required gifts

Shabbat Parah Parshat Tzav The primary theme of the special haftarah we read for this Shabbat Parah is that of Hashem’s promise of the future

Parshat Pekudei As our parsha closes sefer Shemot with a final accounting of the Mishkan construction and with its final assembly, so too, does our

Parshat Vayakhel Shabbat Shekalim The special haftarah ordained by Chazal to be read on Shabbat Shekalim—the Shabbat of or before Rosh Chodesh Adar (in which

Parshat Ki Tisa Among the most compelling rivalries—described in all of Tanach—is the conflict between Eliyahu HaNavi and the Israelite king, Achav. The text describes

Parshat Tetzaveh The final nine perakim of sefer Yechezkel (40-48) describe to the prophet the future of the Beit Mikdash and of Eretz Yisrael. To

Parshat Terumah As our parsha begins detailing the construction and the eventual function of the Mishkan; so too, does our haftarah, describing the construction and

Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Parshat Mishpatim As this Shabbat marks the first day of Adar Rishon, we read the special haftarah designated for Shabbat Rosh Chodesh,

Parshat Yitro The vivid and dramatic vision seen by the navi Yishayahu in our haftarah is, as we have noted in earlier essays, the very

Man’s Effort; God’s Support Parashat B’shalach Shabbat Shirah January 27, 2024 Upon reading this morning’s haftarah one can easily see the obvious connection that it

Parshat Bo This week’s haftarah echoes the message of the prophecy issued by Yechezkel, the one we read in last week’s haftarah. Like his younger