- Haftarah reader
- (Judaism) one who chants the Haftarah (weekly reading of the Prophets following the weekly portion of the Torah reading)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Haftarah reader
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HAFTARAH — (Heb. הַפְטָרָה), a portion from the Prophets read after the reading from the Torah (see torah , Reading of) on Sabbaths, festivals, and fast days. On Sabbaths and festivals it is read during the morning service, on fast days at the Minḥah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MASORETIC ACCENTS — (Musical Rendition). HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT In Jewish tradition, the formal reading of certain of the books of the Bible in worship and in study is carried out with a musical intonation linked closely with the masoretic accents of the text and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Cantillation — is the ritual chanting of readings from the Bible in synagogue services.The chants are rendered in accordance with the special signs or marks printed in the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible (or Tanakh) to complement the letters and vowel points … Wikipedia
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Vayechi — Vayechi, Vayehi, or Vayhi (ויחי Hebrew for “and he lived,” the first word of the parshah) is the twelfth weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the last in the book of Genesis. It constitutes ) Joseph… … Wikipedia
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DAY OF ATONEMENT — (Heb. יוֹם הכִּפּוּרִים, Yom ha Kippurim), one of the appointed seasons of the Lord, holy convocations, a day of fasting and atonement, occurring on the Tenth of Tishri. It is the climax of the ten days of penitence and the most important day in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KARAITES — (Heb. בַּעֲלֵי מִקְרָא ,בְּנֵי מִקְרָא ,קָרָאִים, Qaraʾim, Benei Miqra, Ba alei Miqra; Ar. Qarāʾiyyūn), Jewish sect which came into being toward the middle of the ninth century. (See Map: karaite Settlement). Its doctrine is characterized… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
