The JPS Bible Commentary: Haftarot

Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Overview of This Book......Page 18
Introduction......Page 20
Abbreviations and Other Conventions......Page 36
THE COMMENTARY TO THE HAFTAROT......Page 42
Bere\'shit / Ashkenazim Isaiah 42:5-43:10 ; Sephardim Isaiah 42:5-21......Page 44
Noah / Ashkenazim Isaiah 54:1-55:5 ; Sephardim Isaiah 54:1-10......Page 49
Lekh Lekha / Isaiah 40:27-41:16......Page 53
Va-yera\' / Ashkenazim 2 Kings 4:1-37 ; Sephardim 2 Kings 4:1-23......Page 57
Hayyei Sarah / 1 Kings 1:1-31......Page 61
Toledot / Malachi 1:1-2:7......Page 65
Va-yetze\' / Ashkenazim Hosea 12:13-14:10......Page 69
Va-yetze\' / Sephardim Hosea 11:7-12:12......Page 75
Va-yishlah / Sephardim Obadiah 1:1-21......Page 80
Va-yeshev / Amos 2:6-3:8......Page 84
Mikketz / 1 Kings 3:15-4:1......Page 89
Va-yiggash / Ezekiel 37:15-28......Page 92
Vayehi / 1 Kings 2:1-12......Page 95
Shemot / Ashkenazim Isaiah 27:6-28:13; 29:22-23......Page 99
Va-\'era\' / Ezekiel 28:25-29:21......Page 103
Bo\' / Jeremiah 46:13-28......Page 108
Be-shallah / Ashkenazim Judges 4:4-5:31 ; Sephardim Judges 5:1-31......Page 111
Yitro / Ashkenazim Isaiah 6:1-7:6; 9:5-6 ; Sephardim Isaiah 6:1-13......Page 116
Mishpatim / Jeremiah 34:8-22; 33:25-26......Page 122
Terumah / 1 Kings 5:26-6:13......Page 127
Tetzavveh / Ezekiel 43:10-27......Page 129
Ki Tissa\' / Ashkenazim 1 Kings 18:1-39 ; Sephardim 1 Kings 18:20-39......Page 133
Pekudei (Va-yak hel―Pekudei) / Sephardim 1 Kings 7:40-50......Page 138
Va-yak hel / Sephardim 1 Kings 7:13-26......Page 141
Pekudei (Va-yak hel―Pekudei) / Ashkenazim 1 Kings 7:51-8:21......Page 143
Va-yikra\' / Isaiah 43:21-44:23......Page 147
Tzav / Jeremiah 7:21-8:3; 9:22-23......Page 152
Shemini / Ashkenazim 2 Samuel 6:1-7:17 ; Sephardim 2 Samuel 6:1-19......Page 157
Tazria\' / 2 Kings 4:42-5:19......Page 162
Metzora\' (Tazria\'-Metzora\') / 2 Kings 7:3-20......Page 166
Aharei Mot / Ashkenazim Ezekiel 22:1-19 ; Sephardim Ezekiel 22:1-16......Page 169
Kedoshim (\'Aharei Mot-Kedoshim) / Ashkenazim Amos 9:7-15......Page 173
Kedoshim (\'Aharei Mot-Kedoshim) / Sephardim Ezekiel 20:2-20......Page 176
\'Emor / Ezekiel 44:15-31......Page 180
Be-har / Jeremiah 32:6-27......Page 185
Be-hukkotai (Be-har-Be-hukkotai) / Jeremiah 16:19-17:14......Page 189
Be-midbar / Hosea 2:1-22......Page 194
Naso\' / Judges 13:2-25......Page 199
Be-ha\'alotekha / Zechariah 2:14-4:7......Page 203
Shelah-Lekha / Joshua 2:1-24......Page 209
Korah / 1 Samuel 11:14-12:22......Page 212
Hukkat / Judges 11:1-33......Page 215
Balak / Micah 5:6-6:8......Page 219
Pinhas (before 17th of Tammuz) / 1 Kings 18:46-19:21......Page 223
Mattot (Pinhas, after 17th of Tammuz) / Jeremiah 1:1-2:3......Page 227
Mase\'ei (Mattot-Mase\'ei) / Ashkenazim Jeremiah 2:4-28; 3:4 ; Sephardim Jeremiah 2:4-28; 4:1-2......Page 232
Devarim (Shabbat Hazon) / Isaiah 1:1-27......Page 237
Va\'ethannan (Shabbat Nahamus) / Isaiah 40:1-26......Page 242
\'Ekev / Isaiah 49:14-51:3......Page 246
Re\'eh / Isaiah 54:11-55:5......Page 250
Shofetim / Isaiah 51:12-52:12......Page 252
Ki Teze\' / Isaiah 54:1-10......Page 256
Ki Tavo\' / Isaiah 60:1-22......Page 258
Nitzavim (Nitzavim-Va-yelekh) / Isaiah 61:10-63:9......Page 261
Ha\'azinu (between Yom Kippur and Sukkot) / 2 Samuel 22:1-51......Page 266
Ve-zo\'t Ha-berakhah (See Simhat Torah)......Page 270
Shabbat Rosh Hodesh / Isaiah 66:1-24......Page 272
Mahar Hodesh / 1 Samuel 20:18-42......Page 277
Shabbat Shekalim / Ashkenazim 2 Kings 12:1-17 ; Sephardim 2 Kings 11:17-12:17......Page 281
Shabbat Zakhor / Ashkenazim 1 Samuel 15:2-34 ; Sephardim 1 Samuel 15:1-34......Page 284
Shabbat Parah / Ashkenazim Ezekiel 36:16-38 ; Sephardim Ezekiel 36:16-36......Page 290
Shabbat ha-Hodesh / Ashkenazim Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 ; Sephardim Ezekiel 45:18-46:15......Page 295
Shabbat ha-Gadol / Malachi 3:4-24......Page 298
First Sabbath of Hanukkah / Zechariah 2:14-4:7......Page 303
Second Sabbath of Hanukkah / 1 Kings 7:40-50......Page 304
First Day of Rosh Hashanah / 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10......Page 306
Second Day of Rosh Hashanah / Jeremiah 31:2-20......Page 312
Shabbat Shuvah (Sabbath before Yom Kippur) / Ashkenazim Hosea 14:2-10; Joel 2:15-27 ; Sephardim Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20......Page 317
Yom Kippur Morning / Isaiah 57:14-58:14......Page 322
Yom Kippur Afternoon / Jonah 1:1-4:11; Micah 7:18-20......Page 325
First Day of Sukkot / Zechariah 14:1-21......Page 326
Second Day of Sukkot / 1 Kings 8:2-21......Page 330
Intermediate Sabbath of Sukkot / Ezekiel 38:18-39:16......Page 331
Shemini Atzeret / 1 Kings 8:54-66......Page 334
Simhat Torah / Ashkenazim Joshua 1:1-18 ; Sephardim Joshua 1:1-9......Page 337
First Day of Passover / Joshua 5:2-6:1; 6:27......Page 341
Second Day of Passover / 2 Kings 23:1-9, 21-25......Page 344
Intermediate Sabbath of Passover / Ezekiel 37:1-14......Page 348
Seventh Day of Passover / 2 Samuel 22:1-51......Page 351
Israeli Independence Day (See Eight Day of Passover)......Page 352
First Day of Shavuot / Ezekiel 1:1-28; 3:12......Page 356
Second Day of Shavuot / Ashkenazim Habakkuk 3:1-19 ; Sephardim Habakkuk 2:20-3:19......Page 362
Tisha b\'Av Morning / Jeremiah 8:13-9:23......Page 368
Fast Day Afternoons / Isaiah 55:6-56:8......Page 372
Notes to the Commentary to the Haftarot......Page 377
OVERVIEW OF BIBLICAL BOOKS EXCERPTED IN THE HAFTAROT CYCLE......Page 420
Introduction to the Overview......Page 422
Joshua......Page 425
Judges......Page 428
Samuel......Page 432
Kings......Page 439
Isaiah: Chapters 1-39......Page 445
Isaiah: Chapters 40-66......Page 450
Jeremiah......Page 455
Ezekiel......Page 461
Hosea......Page 466
Joel......Page 469
Amos......Page 471
Obadiah......Page 473
Micah......Page 474
Habakkuk......Page 477
Zechariah......Page 480
Malachi......Page 484
Notes to Overview of Biblical Books Excerpted in the Haftarot Cycle......Page 490
Guide to Hebrew Footnotes......Page 500
Table of Torah Readings......Page 502
Index of Haftarot in English Alphabetical Order......Page 504
Index of Biblical Passages......Page 506