Haftorah

“הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תֵּצֵא תשפ”ה – “הַרְחִבִי מְקוֹם אֲהָלֵךְ!

Isaiah predicts the expansion of Israel in the Messianic Era. Will Israel annex Turkey and Spain?!

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Rabbi Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dovid Katz
"הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תֵּצֵא תשפ"ה - "הַרְחִבִי מְקוֹם אֲהָלֵךְ!
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הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת שׁוֹפְטִים תשפ”ה – “סוּרוּ סוּרוּ צְאוּ מִשָּׁם, טָמֵא אַל תִּגְּעוּ!”

What kind of cultural "baggage" will Jews bring with them from their exiles when they return to Eretz Yisroel?

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Rabbi Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dovid Katz
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת שׁוֹפְטִים תשפ"ה - "סוּרוּ סוּרוּ צְאוּ מִשָּׁם, טָמֵא אַל תִּגְּעוּ!"
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Haftarah Re’eh: A future without fear? Really?

Isaiah 54:15 – difficult to translate convincingly

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Haftarah Re'eh: A future without fear? Really?
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Haftarah Eikev: The Revolution in Identity in the Messianic Era

Millions of gentiles will discover they are actually Jews, which will necessitate territorial expansion of Eretz Yisroel

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Haftarah Eikev: The Revolution in Identity in the Messianic Era
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הַפְטָרַת שַׁבַּת נַחֲמוּ תשפ”ה – Prophets cannot provide comfort to survivors; Prophets are too “frum”

נַחֲמוּ נַחֲמוּ עַמִּי doesn't work. So it has to be אָנֹכִי אָנֹכִי הוּא מְנַחֶמְכֶם

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הַפְטָרַת שַׁבַּת נַחֲמוּ תשפ"ה - Prophets cannot provide comfort to survivors; Prophets are too "frum"
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Haftarah Matos-Masei: A Famous Jeremiad

"Why are the Jews the only people who voluntarily switched their god?" The Prophet tears into them.

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Haftarah Matos-Masei: A Famous Jeremiad
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Haftarah Pinchas: The Relationship between Pinchas and Eliyahu -Are they literally the same person?

Moses says הָרְגֵנִי נָא הָרוֹג. Pinchas says קַח נַפְשִׁי. What is the difference?

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Haftarah Pinchas: The Relationship between Pinchas and Eliyahu -Are they literally the same person?
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Haftarah Chukas: Was Yiftach a Shofet? Or was he a general?

Was he a shofet over Klal Yisroel? Or was he just a big shot (רֹאשׁ וּקְצִין) over the area of Ever HaYarden?

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Haftarah Chukas: Was Yiftach a Shofet? Or was he a general?
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Haftarah Korach: The two groups who did not want Shaul as King

One group held Saul in contempt as a king. The other group opposed monarchy in principle, they wanted HaShem to rule them through Samuel (יַעֲבֵ"ץ וּכְלֵי יָקָר)

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Haftarah Korach: The two groups who did not want Shaul as King
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Haftarah Shelach: The Tradecraft Mistakes of the Two Spies in Jericho

In the end, sending the spies was unnecessary; Jericho fell through a miracle!

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Haftarah Shelach: The Tradecraft Mistakes of the Two Spies in Jericho
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Haftarah Behaaloschah: The Prophecy of Zechariah

The many attempts to translate and interpret the enigmatic phrase וְנָתַתִּי לְךָ מַהְלְכִים בֵּין הָעֹמְדִים הָאֵלֶּה.

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Haftarah Behaaloschah: The Prophecy of Zechariah
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Haftarah Naso: Was Samson an actual Nazir (Rambam)?

Was he “hit” by prophecy? Or by a sudden rush of strength? Did the rush extend to his mind and discombobulate him mentally and emotionally?

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Haftarah Naso: Was Samson an actual Nazir (Rambam)?
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Haftarah Emor: Ezekiel and Priestly Functions in the Third Temple

Ezekiel is adjured to tellthe people about the future Temple, which is part of the historical tension re: how much priority should be given to קָדָשִׁים וְטַהֲרוֹת in לִמּוּד הַתּוֹרָה?

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Haftarah Emor: Ezekiel and Priestly Functions in the Third Temple
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