Haftorah Unrolled

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  • Haftorah of Shoftim

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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…

  • Haftorah of Re’eh

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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…

  • Haftorah of Eikev

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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…