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

Parshat Beshalach Chapters 4 and 5 of Sefer Shoftim, from which this week’s haftarah is taken, tell the story of Israel’s struggle against the northern

Parshat Bo As was mentioned in last week’s article, the prophets Yirmiyahu and Yechezkel were contemporaries who prophesied at the time of churban Bayit Rishon,

Parshat Va’era The bulk of Parshat Va’era revolves around the first seven plagues visited upon the Egyptians, including the warnings given to Pharaoh and his

Parshat Shemot It is quite difficult to find a connection between the haftarah of Parshat Shemot, a selection from Sefer Yeshayahu, and the events depicted

Parshat Vayigash One of the best-known prophecies in all of Tanach is “The Vision of the Dry Bones” delivered by the navi Yechezkel. In it,

Parshat Miketz-Chanukah The connection between this week’s haftarah and Chanukah is quite obvious. Certainly, the vision of the seven-branched Menorah that closes the selection connects

Parshat Vayeshev The charge of every navi is to bring Hashem’s word to the people. More often than not, the message to be delivered is

Parshat Vayishlach “Will the real Ovadya please stand up?” The author of Sefer Ovadya, and therefore today’s haftarah, is, as the Radak points out, a

Parshat Toldot “Machar Chodesh” Few haftarot have a more obvious reason for their selection than today’s reading. The opening words express the very nature of

Parshat Chayei Sarah This week’s haftarah, the opening chapter of Sefer Melachim, compares and contrasts the final days of David HaMelech with those of Avraham