haftarah
IPA: hˈæftʌrˈɑ
Root Word: Haftarah
noun
- (Judaism) A selection from the books of Nevi'im and Ketuvim of the Tanach, usually corresponding to the week's parashah, publicly read in synagogue following the parashah.
- Alternative form of Haftarah [(Judaism) A selection from the books of Nevi'im and Ketuvim of the Tanach, usually corresponding to the week's parashah, publicly read in synagogue following the parashah.]
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Examples of "haftarah" in Sentences
- Just added this week's haftarah.
- Many congregations read the haftarah only at Mincha.
- The haftarah carries forward the story in the parshah.
- The haftarah for the parshah is Ezekiel In the liturgy.
- Blessings both precede and follow the haftarah reading.
- Related blessings precede and follow the Haftarah reading.
- Occurs only five times in the Torah, and once in Haftarah.
- Both the parshah in and the haftarah relate to the nazirite status.
- Both the parshah and the haftarah describe Divine Beings as winged.
- There is a special Haftarah reading on this Shabbat of the book of Malachi.