Tag: Yeshayahu
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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 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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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…