The haftara or (in Ashkenazic pronunciation) haftorah (alt. haftarah, haphtara, Hebrew: הפטרה) "parting," "taking leave" [1] (plural form: haftarot or haftoros), is a series of selections from the books of Nevi'im ("Prophets") of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) that is publicly read in synagogue as part of Jewish religious practice.

Traditionally, on Shabbat and holiday mornings, a selection from one of the biblical books of the Prophets is read after the Torah reading. The portion is known as the haftarah (hahf-tah-RAH, or in Ashkenazic Hebrew: hahf-TOH-rah).

The haftarah is a section from the Prophets that is read after the Torah reading on Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.The specified section always has some connection to the theme of the parshah or the time of year.

A haftarah is a section from the Prophets section of the Bible, commonly read aloud in synagogues following the Torah reading on Shabbat and holidays.Each Torah portion has a corresponding and generally thematically connected haftarah portion, though the exact section of Prophets can vary by communal custom.

The Haftarah selection is from Kings II, 4:42-5:19.. In the Torah, Parashat Tazria describes the biblical affliction known as tzaraat, normally translated as leprosy.. (Though the skin disease in the Bible is afflicted by God as a punishment for certain transgressions, and differs from what is considered leprosy

This haftarah is special in that it gets you feeling that G‑d loves and wants us.

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher bachar bin’vi-im tovim, v’ratzah v’divreihem hane-emarim be-emet. Baruch atah, Adonai, habocher baTorah

Certain haftarahs have no connection to the weekly Torah reading, but are read because they are related to the time when they are read. Examples: there are special haftarahs for Shabbat Rosh Chodesh, and for the Shabbat of Chanukah; during the Three Weeks, we read prophecies which speak of the destruction of the Temples, and on the Shabbats that follow Tishah B’Av we read …

The Haftarah (Heb. ?????) is a selection from the Prophets read after the reading from the Torah on Sabbaths, festivals, and fast days.On Sabbaths and festivals it is read during the morning service, on fast days at the Minchah service only (with the exception of the Day of Atonement and the Ninth of Av when there is a haftarah after the Torah reading in both the morning and the …

The first Shabbat of the Jewish year is called Shabbat Shuvah, which means the Sabbath of Return.Its name comes from the Haftarah which opens with the word “shuvah.” The Haftarah highlights themes of penitence and human reconciliation with God, appropriate for the week between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Ki