Haftarah

Haftarah

(Before reading the haftarah, the reader recites this blessing:) Blessed are You, Eternal, our Divinity, King of the universe, who chose good prophets and favored their spoken words with truth. Blessed are You, Eternal, the Choosing of Torah, [the] servant Moses, [the] people Israel, and prophets of truth and justice.

(After reading the haftarah, the reader says these blessings:) Blessed are You, Eternal, our Divinity, King of the universe, Rock of all infinitudes, righteous in all generations, Faithful Divinity who says and does, speaks and fulfills all words of truth and justice.

You are faithful, Eternal, our Divinity, and Your words are faithful. And not one of your earliest words will return empty. For You are a faithful and compassionate Divinity, King. Blessed are You, Eternal, the faithful Divinity in all generations.

Have compassion upon Zion, for it is the house of our lives. And save the poor of spirit swiftly in our days.

Blessed are You, Eternal, who causes Zion to rejoice with her [children].

Gladden us, Eternal, our Divinity, with Your servant Elijah the prophet, and with the reign of the house of David, Your anointed one. May he quickly come and gladden our hearts. Upon his throne there shall not sit a stranger, nor shall others again possess his glory. For in Your holy name, You promised him that his light would not be extinguished for eternity. Blessed are You, Eternal, shield of David. (Say the blessings until this point on communal fasts and Yom Kippur mincha.)

(Say on Shabbat and Shabbat during Pesach:) For the Torah, service, prophets, and this day of Shabbat that You have given us, Eternal, our Divinity, for holiness and comfort, for honor and glory. For everything, Eternal, our Divinity, we thank You and bless You. May Your name be blessed in the mouth of all life always, forever and ever. Blessed are You, Eternal, the one who sanctifies Shabbat.

(Say on the Three Pilgrimage Festivals -- Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot -- and on the Shabbat during Sukkot:)

Where it comes in the siddur

• Comes after: Raising the Torah
• Followed by: Yekum Purkan
• Earlier in Shacharit: For Sickness (includes man and woman)
• Part 6 of 6 in Reading from Sefer
• The same text in Hebrew: הפטרה

Texts and sources

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• Sefaria Community Translation — CC0, via Sefaria
• Sefaria Community Translation · CC0
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