Tag: Consolation
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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 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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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…