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Jonah 1:1-4:11, Micha 7:18,20<\/strong><\/p>\n

The haftarah of Yom Kippur afternoon recounts the collective repentance in the capital, Nineveh, of Israel’s arch-enemy, Assyria.\u00a0 Like this morning\u2019s haftarah chastising Jews who fast for God while doing evil, this selection about a Jewish prophet, Jonah, who flees from God\u2019s command while an entire city of Gentiles successfully repents, is an astonishing reproach to God\u2019s people. The haftarah concludes with the words of Micha[1]<\/sup><\/a>, also said in Tashlich[2]<\/sup><\/a>, imploring repentance for all, as God is forgiving.<\/p>\n

Haftarah Breakdown <\/strong><\/p>\n

In Chapter 1<\/strong>, God commands Jonah to travel to Nineveh, and prophesy its destruction due to its evil ways. Fleeing from this task, Jonah instead heads to the port of Jaffa to sail in the opposite direction, to Tarshish. After falling asleep, Jonah is suddenly awoken by the ship’s captain begging him to pray, as the ship is beset by a storm sent by God. The sailors cast lots to determine which of them is the cause of the storm, and it falls upon Jonah. He confesses his flight from prophecy, telling them to cast him into the sea to stop the storm. They disregard his request by praying and trying to row to shore but when these fail, they cast him overboard, calming the storm.<\/p>\n

In Chapter 2<\/strong>, after being swallowed by a fish sent by God, Jonah composes the following prayer to God:<\/p>\n

Verse 2:3: Jonah thanks God for saving him from the depths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Jonah 2:3<\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d1:\u05d2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
And he said: \u201cI called out from my distress to the Lord, and He answered me.\u00a0 From the belly of the underworld I cried out, You heard my voice.\u201d<\/td>\n\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u0597\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b8\u05a0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05a5\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u059b\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05be\u05d4’ \u05d5\u05b7\u05bd\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b5\u0591\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05a7\u05d8\u05b6\u05df \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u059b\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d5\u05bc\u05b7\u0596\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05a5\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Verses 2:4-6: Jonah, swallowed up, had given up hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Jonah 2:6<\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d1:\u05d5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The waters closed in over me. The deep engulfed me. Weeds twined around my head.<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05b2\u05e4\u05b8\u05e4\u05a4\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b7\u0599\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd\u0599 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3\u05be\u05e0\u05b6\u0594\u05e4\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u0596\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05e1\u05b9\u05d1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u0591\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e1\u0596\u05d5\u05bc\u05e3 \u05d7\u05b8\u05d1\u05a5\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Verse 2:7: God, however, raised Jonah from the depths\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Jonah 2:7<\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d1:\u05d6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
To the base of the mountains I descended; the earth\u2019s bars [are closed]<\/p>\n

upon me forever.\u00a0 But You brought up my life from the pit, O Lord, my God.<\/td>\n

\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05a4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd\u0599 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u0594\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u059b\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d7\u05b6\u05a5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05d1\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d3\u05b4\u0596\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u0591\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05a7\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05bc\u05b7\u059b\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u0596\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05a5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05e7\u05d9\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Verses 2:8: \u2026 after receiving his prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Jonah 2:8<\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d1:\u05d7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When my soul grew faint upon me, I remembered the Lord: my prayer came to You to Your Holy Temple.<\/td>\n\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b5\u05a4\u05e3 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u0599 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u0594\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d4’ \u05d6\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u0591\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05a4\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u0599\u05d9\u05da\u05b8\u0599 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u0594\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05be\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b7\u0596\u05dc \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05bd\u05da\u05b8\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Verses 2:9-10: Others serve nothing, but Jonah will serve God in His temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Jonah 2:10<\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d1:\u05d9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
But I, with a voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You.\u00a0 What I vowed I will pay.\u00a0 Salvation is the Lord\u2019s!<\/td>\n\u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u0597\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05a4\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4\u0599 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4\u05be\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u0594\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05a5\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u0596\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u0591\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u0596\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d4’ (\u05e1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Verses 2:11: God commands the fish to spit out Jonah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Jonah 2:11<\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d1:\u05d9\u05f4\u05d0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it spewed Jonah onto the dry land.<\/td>\n\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05a5\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4’ \u05dc\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u0591\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b5\u05a5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u0596\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05be\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05bd\u05d4\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Now on dry land, Jonah heads to Nineveh. In chapter 3<\/strong>, Upon entering the city\u2019s outskirts, he prophesies its destruction. His pronouncement travels throughout the city, eventually making it to the city\u2019s king who leads his city to repent by fasting and mourning; even the animals do so! In response to this collective repentance, God spares the city.<\/p>\n

In chapter 4<\/strong>, Jonah despairs of God\u2019s decision, and they engage in a back-and-forth about a \u201ckikayon\u201d[3]<\/sup><\/a> plant:<\/p>\n

Verses 4:5-6: God provides Jonah with the \u201cKikayon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Jonah 4:6<\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d3:\u05d5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Now the Lord God appointed a kikayon, and it ascended above Jonah, to be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort.\u00a0 Jonah was overjoyed with the kikayon.<\/td>\n\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05a3\u05df \u05d4\u05be\u05d0\u05b1\u05a0\u05dc\u05b9\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b8\u05d9\u059e\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05a3\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05c0 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7\u05a3\u05dc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u0597\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u05bd\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05a5\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e6\u05b5\u05dc\u0599 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05be\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u0594\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05a5\u05d9\u05dc \u05dc\u0596\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05bd\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u0591\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05a5\u05d7 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u059b\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05be\u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05bd\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b8\u05d9\u0596\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05e9\u05c2\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05a5\u05d4 \u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05bd\u05d4\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Verses 4:7-9: God kills the plant, saddening Jonah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Jonah 4:7,9<\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d3:\u05d6,\u05d8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Now God appointed a worm at the rise of dawn on the morrow, which attacked the kikayon, and it withered.<\/p>\n

God said to Jonah, \u201cDoes it do you well to be so deeply grieved about the kikayon?\u201d And he said, “I do well to be angry, even to death.”<\/td>\n

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Verses 4:10-11: God\u2019s response- Should He not care about the great city of Nineveh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Jonah 4:11<\/td>\n\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d3:\u05d9\u05f4\u05d0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Now should I not take pity on Nineveh, the great city, in which there are many more than one hundred twenty thousand people who do not know their right hand from their left, and many beasts as well?<\/td>\n\u05d5\u05b7\u05bd\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u0599 \u05dc\u05b9\u05a3\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d7\u0594\u05d5\u05bc\u05e1 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05be\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b0\u05d5\u05b5\u0596\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05a3\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u0591\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05a3\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05be\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05a1\u05d4\u05bc \u05d4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4\u05a9 \u05de\u05b4\u05bd\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05dd\u05be\u05e2\u05b6\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05a8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u059c\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u0597\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05a4\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05bd\u05d0\u05be\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u0599 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df\u05be\u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05a3\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05d0\u05dc\u0594\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05b8\u0596\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05bd\u05d4\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Micah, verses 7:18,20: God will forgive the sins of His people (as he forgave Nineveh.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Micah 7:18<\/td>\n\u05de\u05d9\u05db\u05d4 \u05d6:\u05d9\u05f4\u05d7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Who is a God like You, Who forgives iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not maintain His anger forever, for He desires loving-kindness.<\/td>\n\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05be\u05e7\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u0597\u05d5\u05b9\u05da\u05b8 \u05e0\u05b9\u05e9\u05c2\u05b5\u05a4\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b8\u05d5\u05ba\u05df\u0599 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d1\u05b5\u05a3\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05be\u05e4\u05bc\u05b6\u0594\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05e2 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05e8\u05b4\u0596\u05d9\u05ea \u05e0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05ea\u0591\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0\u05be\u05d4\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05d6\u05b4\u05a4\u05d9\u05e7 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3\u0599 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u0594\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05be\u05d7\u05b8\u05e4\u05b5\u05a5\u05e5 \u05d7\u05b6\u0596\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d4\u05bd\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Other Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Talmud cites Nineveh’s deeds to exemplify repentance that suffices to cancel a person’s \u201cheavenly sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Rosh Hashanah 16b<\/td>\n\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9 \u05d4\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d8\u05f4\u05d6 \u05e2\u05de\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rabbi Yitzhak said: \u201cA person\u2019s sentence is torn up due to four actions. These are: giving charity, crying out in prayer, changing one\u2019s name, and changing one\u2019s deeds [for the better]…<\/p>\n

Improving one\u2019s deeds, as written [Jonah 3:10]: \u201cAnd God saw their deeds,\u201d and as written: \u201cAnd God repented of the evil, which He had said He would do to them, and He did not do it.\u201d<\/td>\n

\u05d0”\u05e8 \u05d9\u05e6\u05d7\u05e7 \u05d3’ \u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05e7\u05e8\u05e2\u05d9\u05df \u05d2\u05d6\u05e8 \u05d3\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05d0\u05d3\u05dd \u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d4\u05df \u05e6\u05d3\u05e7\u05d4 \u05e6\u05e2\u05e7\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e9\u05dd \u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05d9 \u05de\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4…<\/p>\n

\u05e9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05d9 \u05de\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05d3\u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 (\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d2, \u05d9) \u05d5\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05ea \u05de\u05e2\u05e9\u05d9\u05d4\u05dd \u05d5\u05db\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 (\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d2, \u05d9) \u05d5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d7\u05dd \u05d4\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05dc \u05d4\u05e8\u05e2\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d3\u05d1\u05e8 \u05dc\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05d4\u05dd \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e2\u05e9\u05d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Rabbi Soloveitchik uses Jonah to differentiate between fate and destiny:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Kol Dodi Dofek, Loneliness and Separateness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Let us return to what we said above. How does destiny differ from fate? In two respects: fate \u200emeans a compelled existence; destiny is existence by volition. Destiny is created by man himself, \u200ewho chooses and makes his own way in life. Fate is expressed in a teleological sense, in a denuded \u200eexistence, whereas destiny embodies purpose and objectives. Shared fate means an inability to \u200erebel against fate. It is, as with the tragedy of Jonah the prophet, about the lack of alternatives to \u200eescape the God of the Jews; \u201cAnd God hurled a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty \u200etempest in the sea so that the ship was about to break apart\u201d (Jonah 1:4). Shared destiny means \u200ehaving free will to strive for a goal (a decision freely willed to be sanctified to an ideal) and a \u200eyearning and longing for the Master of the Universe. Instead of the blind fate that pursued him, \u200eJonah, in the end, chose the exalted destiny of the God of Israel. \u201cI am a Jew, and I fear the Lord, \u200ethe God of the heaven\u201d (Jonah 1:9)\u200e.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

With emendations, biblical translations are by Rabbi A. J. Rosenberg and other translations are from Sefaria.org.<\/p>\n

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[1]<\/sup><\/a> Per Megillah 24a, one is allowed to advance by skipping forward (but not backward) among the twelve \u201cminor\u201d prophets, as they constitute one \u201cbook.\u201d<\/p>\n

[2]<\/sup><\/a> These verses are part of the Haftarah of \u201cShabbat Shuva\u201d for Sephardim.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/sup><\/a> The Kikayon\u2019s identity is debated. The two prominent positions are a type of pumpkin or a castor oil plant. The identity of the worm that ate it is also up to debate. For more, see http:\/\/www.zomet.org.il\/eng\/?CategoryID=160&ArticleID=7847<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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