Sukkot The haftarah selection for the first day of Sukkot is taken from the final chapter of Sefer Zecharya and describes the navi’s final vision
On Yom Kippur, we are privileged to read two haftarot: the first, read during Shacharit, is taken from Sefer Yeshayahu, while the second haftarah, read
Rosh Hashanah The two different haftarot that we read on the two separate days of Rosh Hashanah focus upon two different themes of the chag.
Parshat Ki Tavo Throughout these post-Tisha B’Av weeks, we have emphasized the point made by Tosafot (Megilla 31b) that the words of consolation and the
Parshat Ki Teitzei The final chapters of Sefer Yeshayahu, from the 40th perek until the 66th, are known as the pirkei geula, the chapters of
Parshat Shoftim “Pitzchu, ranenu yachdav chorvot Yerushalayim!” Whose heart can fail to be moved? Whose eye could fail to tear upon hearing the moving words
Parshat Re’eh Throughout the seven haftarot of consolation that follow Tish’a B’Av, the navi Yeshayahu presents us with descriptions of the final redemption and return
Parshat Ekev In this second of the seven haftarot of consolation that we read this Shabbat, the navi Yeshayahu addresses an “unconvinced” population that is
Parshat Va’etchanan Shabbat Nachamu The glorious opening words of this week’s haftarah, “Nachamu, nachamu ami,” are often misunderstood as being a cry to the people
Parshat Devarim Shabbat Chazon It is difficult for one to analyze this week’s haftarah in a detached, unemotional fashion. The passionate cry of the navi
This week’s haftarah, the second of the “t’lat d’pur’anuta,” three haftarot of punishment that precede Tisha B’Av, is a direct continuation of the selection we
With this week’s haftarah, we introduce a new function for the weekly prophetic selection. Until this point, the purpose of the haftarah was to strike
