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The haftara or (in Ashkenazic pronunciation) haftorah (alt. haftarah, haphtara, Hebrew: הפטרה) "parting," "taking leave" [1] (plural form: haftarot or haftoros), is a series of selections from the books of Nevi'im ("Prophets") of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) that is publicly read in synagogue as part of Jewish religious practice.
Hebrew cantillation, trope, trop, or te'amim is the manner of chanting ritual readings from the Hebrew Bible in synagogue services. The chants are written and notated in accordance with the special signs or marks printed in the Masoretic Text of the Bible, to complement the letters and vowel points .
Haftarah: Zechariah 14:1–21 Sukkot Day 2 (Outside of Israel) Reading 1: Leviticus 22:26–23:3 Reading 2: Leviticus 23:4–14 Reading 3: Leviticus 23:15–22 Reading 4: Leviticus 23:23–32 Reading 5: Leviticus 23:33–44 Maftir: Numbers 29:12–16 Haftarah: I Kings 8:2–21 Sukkot Day 3 (Chol Hamoed Day 1 when it falls out on a weekday)
Jews recite Sukkot blessings before bringing these symbols together and shaking them in six directions. Waving the four species is a mitzvah according to the Torah. Easy to Build Sukkah.
The Shabbat during Chol HaMoed on Sukkot is known as Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot and in addition to the designated Torah reading, maftir, and haftarah readings for that day, Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) is read aloud in synagogue in its entirety with special cantillation prior to the Torah reading during services.
The honoree, or oleh (plural olim), stands at the bima and recites a blessing, after which either the oleh or, more usually, a designated reader reads a section of the day's Torah portion, followed by another blessing recited by the oleh. There are always at least three aliyot in a given Torah-reading service:
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Etnachta (Hebrew: Hebrew: אֶתְנַחְתָּא, with variant English spellings) is one of the most common cantillation marks in the Torah and Haftarah.It is the anchor for the Etnachta group, which in full consists of four different trope sounds, not all of which are always present.