Haftarah: Parshat Eikev (5786)
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About this lesson
A lesson in English on the haftarah of Parshat Eikev, a portion of the Book of Devarim (Deuteronomy).
The haftarah is the passage from the Prophets read in synagogue on Shabbat after the Torah reading.
It belongs to the series “Haftarah lessons – 5786 (English)” (lesson 29 of 30).
Lesson summary AI-generated
- A lesson, given on the 15th of Av (Tu B’Av), on the day’s significance, in connection with the haftarah of Eikev.
- Five things the Talmud lists as having happened on the 15th of Av, including the day they stopped chopping wood for the Temple, called “the day of the breaking of the axe”.
- The axe and iron symbolize division and weapons, so breaking the axe is a symbol of unity, as is the custom that the girls danced in the fields wearing borrowed clothes.
- The lesson ends with the idea that the day is one of unity and light coming from darkness.
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- Parshat Eikev
- Haftarah
Source: Rebbetzin Esther Piekarski’s YouTube channel · YouTube
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