Parshat Shelach Over the years of studying this week’s haftarah, a selection taken from the second perek of Yehoshua, we have often compared the mission

Parshat Naso This week’s haftarah relates the miraculous birth of Shimshon—Samson—who, even before his birth, was marked for exceptional accomplishments and for leadership in Israel.

Parshat Bamidbar Upon analyzing this week’s haftarah from sefer Hoshea, we would find ourselves somewhat limited in understanding the complete message of the Navi if

Parshas Bechukotai Listening to the Torah reading this week can be a rather difficult challenge. The previous parsha of Behar delineates the various mitzvot incumbent

 Parshat Behar As is true with the bulk of sefer Vayikra, this week’s parsha contains no historical events nor any personal story, only specific laws

Parshat Emor Parshat Emor that we read this week dedicates its first perek (chapter 21) to the laws of kedusha as they apply to the

Parshat Kedoshim There are different minhagim regarding the haftarah that is read when Parshat Kedoshim is separated from Parashat Acharei Mot. This article discusses the

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