Haftarah
The haftarah is a text selected from the books of Nevi'im ("The Prophets") that is read publicly in the synagogue after the reading of the Torah. The haftarah usually has a thematic link to the Torah reading that precedes it. The haftarah for Bereishit is:
- for Ashkenazi Jews: Isaiah 42:5–43:10
- for Sephardi Jews, Frankfurt am Main, and Chabad Lubavitch: Isaiah 42:5–21
- for Yemenite Jews: Isaiah 42:1–16
- for Italian Jews: Isaiah 42:1–21
- for Karaite Jews: Isaiah 65:7–66:13
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