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Text of the Haftorah of Chayei-Sarah (Melachim I 1) Repetitions The haftorah tells the story of the succession to Dovid HaMelech’s throne. He is old and ill, and his son Adoniyah acts as if he will succeed to the throne, despite Dovid HaMelech’s preference for Shlomo. Adoniyah takes on some of the overt signs of…
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Text of the Haftorah of VaYeira – Melachim II 4:1–37 This Time Next Year In Parashat Vayeira, the angels come to Avraham and Sarah and promise her a son: וַיֹּאמֶר שׁוֹב אָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ כָּעֵת חַיָּה וְהִנֵּה בֵן לְשָׂרָה אִשְׁתֶּךָ. וְשָׂרָה שֹׁמַעַת פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל וְהוּא אַחֲרָיו… וַתִּצְחַק שָׂרָה בְּקִרְבָּהּ לֵאמֹר אַחֲרֵי בְלֹתִי הָיְתָה לִּי עֶדְנָה וַאדֹנִי זָקֵן.…
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Text of the Haftorah of Lech Lecha – Yeshayahu 40:27 – 41:16 The Dawn In the haftorah of Lech Lecha, Yeshayahu describes a person who represents God’s involvement in the history of mankind: מִי הֵעִיר מִמִּזְרָח ,צֶדֶק יִקְרָאֵהוּ לְרַגְלוֹ — Who arose from the east? Righteousness follows in his footsteps.(Yeshayahu 41:2) The haftorah asks, “Who…
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Text of the Haftorah of Noach – Yeshayahu 54:1 – 55:5 Leaving the Ark The haftorah of Noach describes the rebuilding of Yerushalayim, symbolizing the redemption of the Jewish People as a whole. One of the points that the prophet makes is that once this stage of the redemption will be reached, God will not…
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Text of the Haftorah of Zot HaBracha – Yehoshua 1 Chazak! V’Zot Habrachah is the last parashah of the Torah. We read it on Simchat Torah, and just as soon as we finish and say, “Chazak chazak v’nischazek” we take out a different scroll, rolled to the beginning, and start reading Parashas Bereishis. The haftorah…
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Text of the Haftorah of Shabbat Shuvah – Hoshe’a, Michah, Yoel (When Shabbat Shuvah falls out on Vayelech, see Haftorah of Shabbat Shuvah – Vayelech ) Paths of Hashem The Haftorah of Shabbat Shuva contains the following puzzling verse: מִי חָכָם וְיָבֵן אֵלֶּה נָבוֹן וְיֵדָעֵם כִּי יְשָׁרִים דַּרְכֵי ה’ וְצַדִּקִים יֵלְכוּ בָם וּפֹשְׁעִים יִכָּשְׁלוּ בָם: …
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Text of the Haftorah of Shabbat Shuvah – Hoshe’a, Michah, Yoel (When Shabbat Shuvah falls out on Haazinu, see Haftorah of Shabbat Shuvah – Haazinu ) The Illogic of Teshuvah The Shabbat between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur is called Shabbat Shuvah, based on the haftorah that is read that begins with the words “Shuvah…
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“Text of the Haftorah of Nitzavim – Yeshayahu 61:10–63:9 Hindsight The final in the series of Seven Haftoros of Consolation, the haftorah of Nitzavim describes what it will be like when Redemption is in full bloom: שׂוֹשׂ אָשִׂישׂ בַּה’ תָּגֵל נַפְשִׁי בֵּא-לֹהַי… וּמְשׂוֹשׂ חָתָן עַל כַּלָּה יָשִׂישׂ עָלַיִךְ אֱ-לֹהָיִך — I will rejoice in Hashem,…
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Text of the Haftorah of Ki Tavo – Yeshayahu 60:1–22 Praise and Glory As the sixth of the Seven Haftoros of Consolation, the haftorah of Ki Savo describes an advanced stage of Redemption. Unlike earlier stages, which are called by Chazal, עתיד לבא, “the Future,” this stage is called עולם הבא, “the World to Come.”…
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https://www.haftorah-unrolled.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/KiTeitzeiText.htm What If The “ki” in “Ki Teitzei” is an interesting word. Whereas in modern Hebrew it means “because,” in Tanach, it has three additional meanings: “in case,” “rather,” and “if.” The first verse of the parashah is translated thus: כִּי תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל אֹיְבֶיךָ וּנְתָנוֹ ה’ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּיָדֶךָ וְשָׁבִיתָ שִׁבְיוֹ — If you go…