Haftorah
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Authors of the Haftorah Portions
Who actually writes the Haftorah portions? Answer: From the time that God gave the Torah to the Jews about 3300 years ago, and throughout the time that the Jews lived in the Land of Israel, until about 2400 years ago…
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Understanding Rahab
What is real identity of Rahab (Joshua 2:1)? Was she a prostitute or someone who ran some type of inn (which is why the spies hid there)? Answer: The Hebrew word “zona” (used to describe Rahab in the above quoted…
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The Haftorah Before Passover
What is the correlation between the Haftorah in Malachi read before Passover and the Passover holiday? We read from the last Chapter of the Prophet Malachi (chapter 3, from verse 4 to the end) on Shabbos HaGadol (lit. “The Great…
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Isaiah 54
I heard that Isaiah 54 is never read in any synagogue service or any Jewish feast. Is it true that this is because it somehow shadows the validity of Jesus’ claim as the Jewish messiah? There is no source anywhere…
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Changing Haftorah Portions
Do Haftorah portions change every year for any given parsha? I sometimes find they vary from one year to the next. Generally speaking the Haftarah for every parsha remains the same every year. The exceptions are when Shabbat falls out…
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Haftorah Portion
What is the relationship between the Haftarah portion and the Torah portion? How is the Haftarah portion chosen? What parts of the ‘prophets’ are included/ left out? And Why? Answer: The relationship between the Torah and haftorah portion is that…
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Summary of Haftorot
I would like to have a summary (in a few words or a sentence or two) of each week’s haftorah and connection into Torah — thanks Here are a few websites that offer synopsis of the Haftorahs as well as…
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Aliyot and Haftorah
Each Shabbat every synagogue gives aliyot for Torah readings starting with Cohain etc. What is the reason behind the aliyot and why are they done in the particular order. e.g. Cohain, Levi etc ending with Maftir. The seven Aliyot represent…