The haftara or (in Ashkenazic pronunciation) haftorah (alt. haftarah, haphtara, Hebrew: הפטרה) "parting," "taking leave" (plural form: haftarot or haftoros)...

Judaism and Christianity. His words are read in synagogues as part of the Haftara and he is quoted in the New Testament. Islam also regards Jeremiah as a...

also have a distinct cantillation when reading the Haftara. The Moroccan cantillation for the Haftara can be further subdivided into the tune used by the...

halacha piyyut. The Levush records that "some communities" read the special haftara only when Erev Pesach falls on Shabbat Hagadol (meaning the first seder...

Jonathan was read alternately with the selection from Nevi'im (i.e., the haftara). This custom continues today in Yemenite Jewish synagogues. Besides its...

is also used to mark the few verses to be repeated by the reader of the Haftara. In American printings of the Book of Common Prayer, an asterisk is used...

became a standard fixture in synagogues, where the weekly Torah portion and haftara are read. In antiquity, the bima was made of stone, but in modern times...

"Samkhaynu/Gladden us" blessing, which is recited after the reading of the Haftara portion on Saturday and holidays. The earliest known text related to Judaism...

of Al-Andalus and Ibrahim bin Umar bin Hasan al-Biqa'i. Aliyah (Torah) Haftara Hebrew Bible Heptateuch Hexapla Jewish Publication Society Jewish Publication...

including being called up to the public reading of the Torah or reciting the Haftara on the preceding Shabbat, and sponsoring a synagogue Kiddush in honour...