August 12, 2026
Hashem says to Zion that He Himself will console her, and she has no reason to fear human beings whose end is to die, but she forgot Hashem and feared those who oppress her, and not only that, but even if they only planned to oppress her, she is already afraid.
August 6, 2026
And all those who possess a garment will arise, this is what is written: "They shall stand as a garment" [Iyov 38:14]—meaning that according to the garment they merited through their good deeds, they shall stand and arise at the Resurrection of the Dead.
August 3, 2026
There are people who, due to an abundance of goodness, seek to rebel, and there are people who the opposite on account of troubles. To both of them, the Torah says: See, I set before you "today" a blessing and a curse, but tomorrow it is possible that the opposite will come upon you.
July 30, 2026
• Zion thinks that because of the length of the exile, Hashem forgot and abandoned her, but Hashem says to her that He did not forget her and she is always before His eyes to do good for her, and in the end, He will redeem her with an eternal redemption.
July 30, 2026
• "Tishme'un" (You shall hearken) — refers to the teachings of Rabbi Shimon [bar Yochai]. [Tishme'un is spelled, 'Tav', 'Shin', 'Mem', 'Ayin', 'Vav', 'Nun' where the 'Tav' stands for Torah and 'Shin', 'Mem', 'Ayin', 'Vav', 'Nun' spells the name, Shimon]
July 7, 2026
This haftarah is read on the second Shabbat of the three dealing with punishment before Tisha B'Av. For it tells of the prophecies of punishment that the prophet Yirmiyahu prophesied regarding the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, because of the sins of Israel.
July 2, 2026
In the Haftarah, it is told about the prophecy of Yirmiyahu regarding the destruction of Jerusalem, and it is the first haftarah out of 3 haftarot that are read in the three weeks preceding the 9th of Av, which are called "Three of Punishment" [Aramaic: Tlata D'Puranutah]
June 29, 2026
In the Haftarah, it is told about the Kindness of Hashem that he did for Israel, who put into the heart of Bilaam to bless Israel, and even when they abandoned him in the region of Shittim and worshipped Baal Peor, despite all this, Hashem brought them to Gilgal to occupy the Land
June 23, 2026
In the haftarah it is told about the war of Israel with the children of Ammon, and about the land that Israel conquered from Sichon, which he [had] conquered from Ammon, and this is a matter related to the Parsha, where it is told about the children of Ammon that Israel did not fight them, but they fought with Sichon and conquered from him the land, which he [had] conquered from Ammon.
June 11, 2026
The Connection Between the Haftarah and the Parshah In the Haftarah, it is told about Shmuel who said: "Witness is Hashem that I have not taken anything from Israel, neither an ox nor a donkey," and this is similar to the Parshah in which it is told that Moshe says to Hashem: "I have not taken a single donkey from them, nor have I done harm to any man."
