Parshat Shemot At first glance, it is difficult to find a connection between the haftarah this week (according to Ashkenazic tradition), made up of selections

Parshat Vayigash The climax of the Yosef saga is presented to us in this week’s parsha as Yosef, moved by the words of his brother

Parshat Miketz The prophet Zecharya spread the word of Hashem to the returnees from the Babylonian exile at the beginning of the Second Commonwealth. He,

Parshat Vayeshev Amos, a contemporary of the prophets Yeshayahu, Micha and Hoshea, was a simple shepherd by trade who was called upon by God to

Parshat Vayishlach Although this morning’s parsha describes the long-awaited reunion and rapprochement between Esav and Yaakov, it also indicates that there seems to have been

Parshat Vayetzei The final chapters of the Book of Hoshea, from which our haftarah is taken, reflect the basic theme of the entire book, that

From the very outset of today’s parsha we follow the development of two brothers, Esav and Yaakov, and learn of their different behaviors and personalities.

Parshat Vayera How fitting is the selection for today’s haftarah, not simply in the stories that it relates but in the very fact that, as

Parashat Lech-L’cha This week’s haftarah begins at the end of the 40th perek in Sefer Yish’ayahu and extends into the 41st chapter. At first glance,

Parshat Noach The selection of Chapters 54-55 in Yeshayahu as this week’s haftarah seems to be rather obvious. These chapters are found in the latter

Parshat Bereishit The navi Yeshayahu opens his book excoriating the nation for their sins and their abandonment of God (the selection we read on the

“Wherever you find the greatness of the Holy One—there you will find His humility,” a fact proven from the Torah, the Nevi’im and the K’tuvim.