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...

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...

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

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...

communities, Yemenite Jews chant different melodies for Torah, Prophets (Haftara), Megillat Aicha (Book of Lamentations), Kohelet (Ecclesiastes, read during...

"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...

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...

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

Truth), Yehudah Aryeh Leib of Ger, 19th century Europe The "Pentateuch and Haftaras" by Joseph H. Hertz Uebersetzung und Erklärung des Pentateuchs ("Translation...