Parshat Korach At times, we are challenged to uncover the underlying reason why Chazal chose a specific chapter in the navi as the haftarah that

Parshat Shelach Whenever discussing this week’s haftarah that relates the story of the spies sent by Yehoshua before the Israelite invasion of Eretz Canaan, the

Parshat Beha’alotcha The haftarah this week centers upon the menorah, details of which open our parsha as well, hence Chazal’s choice to read this vision

Parshat Naso Our haftarah this week relates the story of the predicted (and eventually actualized) birth of Shimshon HaGibor who, his parents are told, would

Parshat Bamidbar Sefer BaMidbar, which we begin this Shabbat, begins with the events that took place in the beginning of the second year of Bnei

Parashat Emor that we read this week dedicates its first perek to the laws of kedusha as they apply to the kohanim. The obligation of

Parshiyot Acharei Mot-Kedoshim This week’s haftarah is taken from “Trei Asar,” the prophecies of the 12 “minor” prophets (“minor” only insofar as the size of

Shabbat HaChodesh Parshat Vayikra The final chapters of Sefer Yechezkel are prophecies that detail the construction of, and the service in, the future Beit Mikdash.

Parshat Ki Tisa This week’s parsha of Ki Tisa relates the story of “ma’aseh ha’egel,” Israel’s sin in worshiping the Golden Calf. Over half of

Shabbat Zachor Parshat Tetzaveh The haftarah this Shabbat Zachor is the well-known story told in Sefer Shmuel I of King Shaul’s battle against Amalek, a

Parshat Mishpatim Shabbat Shekalim The special haftarah ordained by Chazal to be read on Shabbat Shekalim, the Shabbat of, or before, Rosh Chodesh Adar, is

Parshat Yitro The dramatic scene of Hashem’s revelation to Bnai Yisrael at Har Sinai is depicted in this week’s parsha and is, naturally, the focal