Haftorah Unrolled

Category: Bereishit

  • Haftorah of Chayei-Sarah

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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…

  • Haftorah of VaYeira

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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.…

  • Haftorah of Lech Lecha

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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…

  • Haftorah of Noach

    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…