Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. A reading from the Book of Prophets in synagogue following the reading of the Torah.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Yiddish

Etymology

• TH הפטרה haftará > Y הפֿטורה haftóyre
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain
• South Africa
• Australia / New Zealand

Dictionaries

• The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

Alternative Spellings

haftarah, haftara, aftara, aftarah