{"id":7111,"date":"2016-01-05T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T05:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=7111"},"modified":"2016-07-10T18:02:33","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T15:02:33","slug":"01-05-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/01-05-07\/","title":{"rendered":"07. The <em>Haftara<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sages instituted that in addition to the Torah reading, there should also be a public reading from the Prophets on a topic related either to the Torah reading or to the time of year. One <em>berakha<\/em> is made before this reading, and four afterward. This reading is called the <em>haftara<\/em>, meaning \u201cconclusion,\u201d for with it the Torah reading concludes.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>haftara<\/em> was instituted following an imperial decree that Jews may not read from the Torah, on penalty of death. However, since the decree did not apply to reading from the Prophets, the Sages of that time instituted that congregations read from the Prophets instead of the Torah. They further instituted that the reading from the Prophets be modeled on the Torah reading, with <em>berakhot<\/em> before and after, and with seven <em>aliyot<\/em>. After the decree was rescinded and Torah reading resumed, the Sages ordained that congregations continue reading from the Prophets each week, but now special <em>berakhot<\/em> were established for it. Since while the decree was in place they had had seven people reading from the Prophets, each reading a minimum of three verses, they instituted that the <em>maftir<\/em> (the person who reads the <em>haftara<\/em>) should read a minimum of 21 verses. However, if the selected passage from the Prophets is shorter than 21 verses, we conclude the reading when the subject is finished, even if it is fewer than 21 verses (SA 284:1; MB <em>ad loc.<\/em> 2).<\/p>\n<p>In order to demonstrate that the <em>haftara<\/em> is not as important as the Torah reading, it was ordained that the <em>maftir<\/em> should read a few verses from the Torah scroll first, and only then read from the Prophets. Strictly speaking, the seventh <em>oleh <\/em>may read the <em>haftara<\/em>, but the custom is to follow the opinion that the <em>maftir<\/em> should not be one of the seven <em>olim<\/em>. Therefore, after the seven <em>olim <\/em>finish reading the <em>parsha<\/em>, Half-<em>Kaddish<\/em> is recited, thus concluding the Torah reading. Then the <em>maftir<\/em> is called up to read a few verses from the Torah scroll, and he then goes on to read the <em>haftara<\/em> from the Prophets.<\/p>\n<p>Some maintain that just as the Torah is read from a parchment scroll, so too the <em>haftara<\/em> must be read from a parchment scroll (<em>Levush<\/em>). However, many A\u0125aronim maintain that the <em>haftara<\/em> may be read from a printed volume. It is better to read it from a volume that has the entire text of the biblical book from which the <em>haftara<\/em> is excerpted, but if this is not available one may read from a book that has only the verses of the <em>haftara<\/em>, as is the case with many of our printed <em>\u0125umashim<\/em> (MA; <em>Eliya Rabba<\/em>; MB 284:1).<\/p>\n<p>Some have a custom that the entire congregation reads the <em>haftara<\/em> together; however, it is more correct that the person who is called up for <em>maftir<\/em> or the <em>\u0125azan<\/em> reads it alone, while the congregation listens to his reading. One who wishes to read along in an undertone may do so as long as he does not disturb the person sitting next to him (MB 284:11; BHL <em>ad loc<\/em>.).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sages instituted that in addition to the Torah reading, there should also be a public reading from the Prophets on a topic related either to the Torah reading or to the time of year. 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