The Haftarah portion for Shabbat Tazria-Metzora (2 Kings 7:3-20) narrated in English by Ronald Guttman. Questions for Discussion: The four individuals who initially defect to the enemy camp are described as metzora’im, sufferers of an ailment that...

The Haftarah portion for Shabbat Mahar Hodesh (1 Sam. 20:18-42) narrated in English by Ronald Guttman. Questions for Discussion: Despite Biblical commands to honor and revere parents, and despite the respect and loyalty due to a king, Jonathan here...

The Haftarah portion for Pesah Day 8 (Isa. 10:32–12:6) narrated in English by Ronald Guttman. Questions for Discussion: Isaiah’s famous and beautiful prophecy of the wolf dwelling with the lamb is part of his larger vision of messianic redemption&mda

The Haftarah portion for Pesah Day 7 (2 Sam. 22:1-51) narrated in English by Ronald Guttman. Questions for Discussion: In praising God for saving him, David sees his salvation as a reward for his own righteousness. In times of difficulty, we often feel u

The Haftarah portion for Pesah Day 1 (Josh. 3:5-7; 5:2–6:1, 27) narrated in English by Ronald Guttman. Questions for Discussion: In this story from the book of Joshua, the second generation of Israelites, born after the Exodus from Egypt, are circumci

The Haftarah portion for Pesah Day 2 (2 Kings 23:1-9, 21-25) narrated in English by Ronald Guttman. Questions for Discussion: This haftarah tells of a communal return to core principles, values, and practices as prescribed in the Torah, as well as the de

The Haftarah portion for Shabbat Hagadol (Mal. 3:4-24) narrated in English by Ronald Guttman. Questions for Discussion: The haftarah opens with a list of behaviors that God identifies as incompatible with genuine awe or fear of God: magical thinking (so

The Haftarah portion for Shabbat Hahodesh (Ezek. 45:16-46:18) narrated in English by Ronald Guttman. Questions for Discussion: This haftarah provides instructions for the ritual purification of the Temple from both intentional sins and the damaging impa

The Haftarah portion for Shabbat Parah (Ezek 36:16-36) narrated in English by Ronald Guttman. Questions for Discussion: This haftarah is focused on the concept of hillul Hashem—the desecration of the Divine name through the unholy behavior of people...

The Haftarah portion for Shabbat Ki Tissa (I Kings 18:20-39) (Sephardi) narrated in English by Ronald Guttman. Questions for Discussion: The idolatry battled by Elijah encompasses more than simply bowing down to statues of stone. It includes...