The Haftarah portion for Rosh Hashanah Day Two (Jeremiah 31:2-20) narrated in English by Ronald Guttman.

Questions for Discussion:
The haftarah chanted on the second day of Rosh Hashanah offers God’s beautiful promise of joy, love, forgiveness, and reconciliation. It also portrays two powerful human emotions, each seemingly resistant to the Divine message: Rachel’s grief, and Ephraim’s remorse and shame.
• Are there losses you are struggling to come to terms with?
• Do you carry shame that is hard to overcome, or guilt you have difficulty forgiving?
• What spiritual work between now and Yom Kippur might enable that day to help you move forward?
JTS wishes to acknowledge the generosity of the Jewish Publication Society for allowing us to use their translation.