Definition of Haftara. Meaning of Haftara. Synonyms of Haftara

- The haftara or (in Ashke****c 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...
- listening and reading the haftara quietly along with the maftir. On Mondays and Thursdays when there is no holiday, no haftara is read. Also, only three...
- halacha piyyut. The Levush records that "some communities" read the special haftara only when Erev Pesach falls on Shabbat Hagadol (meaning the first seder...
- of Al-Andalus and Ibrahim bin Umar bin Hasan al-Biqa'i. Aliyah (Torah) Haftara Hebrew Bible Heptateuch Hexapla Jewish Publication Society Jewish Publication...
- Jewish religious practice. The haftara follows the Torah reading on Shabbat and on Jewish holidays and fast days. The haftara readings do not contain the...
- 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...
- "Samkhaynu/Gladden us" blessing, which is recited after the reading of the Haftara portion on Sa****ay and holidays. The earliest known text related to Judaism...
- Jonathan was read alternately with the selection from Nevi'im (i.e., the haftara), though in the case of Nevi'im it was permitted to translate in units...
- 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...