Haftarah reading
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Haftarah reading is the public chanting of selected passages from the Prophets in synagogue services, traditionally following the Torah reading on Sabbaths and festivals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haftarah reading canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6343898 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Haftarah reading Context triple: [Ta'amei ha-mikra, usedFor, Haftarah reading]
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A.
Torah reading
Torah reading is the public chanting of a portion of the Torah from a handwritten scroll according to traditional cantillation, performed as a central element of Jewish prayer services.
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B.
Parasha
Parasha is a tragic young woman in Alexander Pushkin’s narrative poem "The Bronze Horseman," whose love story is shattered by the catastrophic flood in St. Petersburg.
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C.
Rosh Hashanah Musaf service
The Rosh Hashanah Musaf service is the central additional prayer of the Jewish New Year, distinguished by its extended liturgy that emphasizes God’s kingship, remembrance, and the sounding of the shofar.
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D.
Yom Kippur Musaf
Yom Kippur Musaf is the additional daytime service of Yom Kippur, featuring an extended Amidah that recalls the ancient Temple service and emphasizes repentance, atonement, and God’s sovereignty.
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E.
Al Parashat Derakhim
Al Parashat Derakhim is a seminal collection of essays by the Hebrew thinker Ahad Ha'am that helped shape modern Jewish nationalism and cultural Zionism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Haftarah reading Target entity description: Haftarah reading is the public chanting of selected passages from the Prophets in synagogue services, traditionally following the Torah reading on Sabbaths and festivals.
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A.
Torah reading
Torah reading is the public chanting of a portion of the Torah from a handwritten scroll according to traditional cantillation, performed as a central element of Jewish prayer services.
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B.
Parasha
Parasha is a tragic young woman in Alexander Pushkin’s narrative poem "The Bronze Horseman," whose love story is shattered by the catastrophic flood in St. Petersburg.
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C.
Rosh Hashanah Musaf service
The Rosh Hashanah Musaf service is the central additional prayer of the Jewish New Year, distinguished by its extended liturgy that emphasizes God’s kingship, remembrance, and the sounding of the shofar.
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D.
Yom Kippur Musaf
Yom Kippur Musaf is the additional daytime service of Yom Kippur, featuring an extended Amidah that recalls the ancient Temple service and emphasizes repentance, atonement, and God’s sovereignty.
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E.
Al Parashat Derakhim
Al Parashat Derakhim is a seminal collection of essays by the Hebrew thinker Ahad Ha'am that helped shape modern Jewish nationalism and cultural Zionism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish liturgical practice
ⓘ
component of synagogue service ⓘ public scripture reading ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jewish calendar
ⓘ
weekly Torah portion ⓘ |
| excludes |
Book of Daniel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Ezra NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Nehemiah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Torah reading ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
blessings after reading
ⓘ
blessings before reading ⓘ cantillation ⓘ |
| hasSpecialSeries |
Haftarah for Yom Kippur
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Haftarot for Rosh Hashanah ⓘ Haftarot for the Four Parshiyot ⓘ Haftarot for the pilgrimage festivals ⓘ Seven of consolation after Tisha BAv ⓘ Three of rebuke before Tisha BAv ⓘ |
| hasVariant | different selections by community ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Talmudic regulations
ⓘ
post-Temple synagogue worship ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| occursOn |
Jewish festivals
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Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ fast days ⓘ special occasions ⓘ |
| performedBy |
bar mitzvah boy
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cantor ⓘ designated congregant ⓘ |
| performedDuring |
Mincha on fast days
ⓘ
Shacharit on Sabbath ⓘ Shacharit on festivals ⓘ |
| performedIn | synagogue ⓘ |
| purpose |
to complement Torah reading thematically
ⓘ
to teach prophetic texts publicly ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires | minyan ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Neviim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prophets ⓘ |
| textForm |
printed in Chumash
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printed in Tanakh ⓘ printed in siddur ⓘ |
| traditionVariant |
Ashkenazi custom
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Italian custom ⓘ Romaniote custom ⓘ Sephardi custom ⓘ Yemenite custom ⓘ |
| uses |
Haftarah cantillation marks
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distinct melody from Torah reading ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Haftarah reading Description of subject: Haftarah reading is the public chanting of selected passages from the Prophets in synagogue services, traditionally following the Torah reading on Sabbaths and festivals.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ta'amei ha-mikra