The Haftarot of the High Holy Days
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Joel Seltzer, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement, JTS
The haftarot that accompany the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Torah readings provide spiritual direction for individuals as they engage in prayer. Rabbi Joel Seltzer, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement at JTS, reflects on the text and mindful engagement with the Yamim Nora’im.
Pour Out Your Hearts
Rosh Hashanah, Day 1
(1 Sam. 1–2:10)
Hope Through Tears
Rosh Hashanah, Day 2
(Jer. 31:2–20)
More Than the Motions
Yom Kippur Morning
(Isa. 57:14–58:14)
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