Category: Devarim
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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…
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Text of the Haftorah of Shoftim – Yeshayahu 51:12 – 52:12 Seeing Eye to Eye As the fourth of the series of Seven Haftorahs of Consolation, the haftorah of Shoftim talks about the return of prophecy. It uses a relatively unusual term for prophets: צופים, “lookouts.” קוֹל צֹפַיִךְ נָשְׂאוּ קוֹל יַחְדָּו יְרַנֵּנוּ כִּי עַיִן בְּעַיִן…
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Text of the HAFTORAH OF RE’EH – YESHAYAHU 54:11 – 55:5 The Standard As the third in the series of Seven Haftoros of Consolation, the haftorah of Re’eh talks about a time when the nations of the world will turn to the Jewish People for guidance and leadership. הַטּוּ אָזְנְכֶם וּלְכוּ אֵלַי שִׁמְעוּ וּתְחִי נַפְשְׁכֶם…
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Impossible Hope The Haftarah of Eikev is taken from Yeshayahu, from the chapters called Pirkei Nechama – Chapters of Comfort. Comfort implies pain; one does not need to comfort someone who is perfectly fine. The Jewish People have certainly felt pain, and continue to feel it, and we do need comfort. In order to be…
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Yeshayahu 40:1-26 This haftorah is the first of Yeshayahu’s Seven Haftoros of Consolation that are read between Tishah B’Av and Rosh HaShanah. The purpose of these passages is to give hope to the Jewish People throughout the generations, to reassure them that one day, Yerushalayim will be rebuilt, and the Jewish People will live there…