(Mis)Using the Past
Parshat Chukat Although we often search to find a connection between the parsha and its haftorah, we have no need to wonder about Chazal’s selection
December 23, 2024
Parshat Chukat Although we often search to find a connection between the parsha and its haftorah, we have no need to wonder about Chazal’s selection
Parshat Behaalotecha This week’s haftarah—a selection taken from sefer Zecharya—is the most consistently read of all the haftarot. Although those selections read on the Shabbatot
Parshat Vayikra Shabbat Zachor When, over the years, I had the privilege—and the challenge—of teaching this 15th perek of sefer Shmuel Aleph to young students,
Parshiyot Tazria-Metzora, Shabbat Rosh Chodesh The confluence of Rosh Chodesh and Shabbat this week obligates us to read a special haftarah—a selection that connects to
Parshat Ki Teitzei The confluence of Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh that occurred two weeks ago — at which time, we replaced the usual haftarah of
Parshiyot Matot – Mas’ei This week’s haftarah, the second of the “t’lat d’pur’anuta — three haftarot of punishment,” that precede Tisha B’av, is taken from
With the arrival of the three weeks of (semi) mourning that precede Tisha B’Av, our mesorah calls for the haftarah readings to serve as a
Parshat Chukat Today’s parsha opens with the oft-discussed law of the parah adumah. Due to our familiarity with this portion, we may tend to connect
Parashat Naso This week, we read the story of Shimshon from Sefer Shoftim as the Haftarah, a selection that connects to the laws of the
Parshat Ki Teitzei As we have noted in the past, the final chapters of Sefer Yeshayahu, from the 40th until the 66th, are known as
Parshat Naso “The Man Who Could Be King” would make a fitting title for the story of Shimshon HaGibor, a story that begins in the
The confluence of Rosh Chodesh and Shabbat this week obligates us to read a special haftarah, a selection that connects to the day and not
