Maftir (Hebrew: מפטיר, lit. 'concluder') is the last person called up to the Torah on Shabbat and holiday mornings: this person also reads (or at least recites the blessings over) the haftarah …

The last few lines of the weekly reading are reread in an aliyah called maftir. On holidays and special occasions, the maftir is read from a different section of the Torah that connects to the …

Maftir is the last Torah reading. On holidays and special shabbatot, the maftir is a reading from an additional scroll. The maftir for festivals relates the sacrifice brought on that occasion.

Nov 29, 2022 · Maftir is a section of the Bible that is read (chanted) at the end of the weekly portion. It is a traditional Jewish ritual performed at the end of the maftorah (Book of Haftaros). …

On festivals and certain special Shabbatot, the maftir is a different reading from another part of the Torah. Unlike the other aliyot, a boy under thirteen years old can be called to read the maftir.

The custom of Maftir and Haftara developed long ago when the government issued an edict forbidding the Jews from reading the Torah in the synagogue, at the threat of death.

Jun 20, 2006 · [m]; the additional Torah reading added to the seven basic divisions of each Parshah, either a repetition of the last verses of the Parshah, or special holiday-related verses …

Before addressing this question, let’s recount a story that underscores the importance of a mourner reciting Kaddish and reading the haftarah throughout the year of mourning. Here is …

The person who is to read the haftarah is called to the Torah for a last, additional aliyah called “maftir.” The term (of which “haftarah” is a noun form) is related to the verb “to depart” and …

On Shabbat Shekalim we read a maftir taken from Parashat Ki Tissa (Shemot 30:11-16). The maftir describes a census of the Israelites during the time that they were wandering in the …