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Haftarot book or scroll

(Haftarah book or scroll)

Yad

Selection from the books of Prophets that is publicly read in synagogue during Sabbath and festival services.

Translations

  • Hebrewספר או מגילת הפטרה
  • GermanHaftarot-Buch oder -Rolle
  • RussianКнига или свиток с гафтарот
  • FrenchLivre ou parchemin de Haftara
  • DutchHaftara
  • ItalianLibro o rotolo per la Haftarah
  • CzechHaftarot
  • HungarianHaftara könyv
  • SpanishLibro o rollo de la Haftará
  • GreekΒιβλίο ή κύλινδρος Αφταρά
  • PolishHaftarot – księga lub zwój
  • Arabicكتاب أو لفيفة من تلاوة أسفار الأنبياء
  • Yiddishהפֿטרה
  • LadinoAftara

Bibliography

Elbogen, Ismar. Jewish Liturgy: A Comprehensive History. Philadelphia and New York: The Jewish Publication Society and The Jewish Theological Seminary, 1993, pp. 143-49.

Kogel, Judith. “The Reconstruction of a Sefer Haftarot from the Rhine Valley: Towards a Typology of Ashkenazi Pentateuch Manuscripts.” Books Within Books: New Discoveries in Old Book Bindings, ed. Andreas Lehnardt and Judith Olszowy-Schlanger, Leiden: Brill, 2013, pp. 43-68.

Stern, David. “Scrolling Through the Haftarah.” Windows on Jewish Worlds: Essays in Honor of William Gross, Collector of Judaica, on the Occasion of his Eightieth Birthday, ed. Shalom Sabar et al., Zutphen: Walburg Pers, 2019, pp. 165-73.

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