The Haftarah portion for Shabbat Shemot (Isaiah 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23) narrated in English by Ronald Guttman.
Questions for Discussion:
Isaiah laments that the truth he speaks sounds like gibberish to the people, who mock him with the equivalent of "blah blah blah", represented in the haftarah as "tzav latzav tzav latzav kav lakav kav lakav".
• Do you ever feel similarly dismissed when you try to articulate something important or new?
• Do you ever do the same to others?

JTS wishes to acknowledge the generosity of the Jewish Publication Society for allowing us to use their translation.