{"id":50279,"date":"2020-09-25T14:29:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T14:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/?p=50279"},"modified":"2020-09-25T14:29:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T14:29:30","slug":"haftarah-helper-shabbat-shuva-ashkenaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/haftarah-helper-shabbat-shuva-ashkenaz\/","title":{"rendered":"Haftarah Helper: Shabbat Shuva (Ashkenaz)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/Haftarah-Helper-Shabbat-Shuva-Ashkenazi.pdf\"><strong>Download PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hosea 14:2-10, Joel 2:15-27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Always read on Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, this Haftarah calls for repentance and shows its practical effects.\u00a0 This Shabbat is named \u201cShabbat Shuva\u201d after its Haftarah\u2019s opening word:<\/p>\n<table width=\"720\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"466\">Hosea 14:2<\/td>\n<td width=\"254\">\u05d4\u05d5\u05e9\u05e2 \u05d9\u05f4\u05d3:\u05d1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"466\"><strong>Return<\/strong>, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled in your iniquity.<\/td>\n<td width=\"254\">\u05e9\u05c1\u059a\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u0594\u05dc \u05e2\u05b7\u0596\u05d3 \u05d4&#8217; \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05e7\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05a5\u05d9 \u05db\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u0596\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d5\u05ba\u05e0\u05b6\u05bd\u05da\u05b8\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>After this chastisement, Hosea goes on to make the case for repentance. Unusually (see \u201cHaftarah Halakhah\u201d, below), the Haftarah continues with words from a second prophet, Joel. According to Abarbanel, Joel envisions the Jewish people repenting in the face of an enemy attacking from the north<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>. He also foresees God forgiving and resuming a close relationship with them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Haftarah Breakdown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hosea<\/strong>, verses 14:2-4: If His people return from their ways&#8230;<\/p>\n<table width=\"720\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"467\">Hosea 14:3<\/td>\n<td width=\"253\">\u05d4\u05d5\u05e9\u05e2 \u05d9\u05f4\u05d3:\u05d2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"467\">Take words with yourselves and return to the Lord. Say to Him: \u201cForgive all guilt And accept what is good, and let us render [for] bulls [the offering of] our lips\u2026\u201d<\/td>\n<td width=\"253\">\u05e7\u05b0\u05d7\u05a4\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd\u0599 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u0594\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u0596\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05be\u05d4&#8217; \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05a3\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b8\u0597\u05d9\u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05be\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05bc\u05b8\u05a4\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b8\u05d5\u05ba\u05df\u0599 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e7\u05b7\u05d7\u05be\u05d8\u0594\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d5\u05bc\u05bd\u05e0\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05a5\u05d4 \u05e4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u0596\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05bd\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Verses 14:5-8:&#8230; God will reward them and those who cleave to them.<\/p>\n<table width=\"720\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"471\">Hosea 14:6<\/td>\n<td width=\"249\">\u05d4\u05d5\u05e9\u05e2 \u05d9\u05f4\u05d3:\u05d5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"471\">I will be like dew to Israel, they shall blossom like a rose; it shall strike its roots like Lebanon.<\/td>\n<td width=\"249\">\u05d0\u05b6\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05a4\u05d4 \u05db\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u0599 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u0594\u05dc \u05d9\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u0596\u05d7 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05bc\u05bd\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u0591\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05a5\u05da\u05b0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u0596\u05d9\u05d5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e0\u05bd\u05d5\u05b9\u05df\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Verses 14:9-10: Israel will no longer associate with idols, but rather with God.<\/p>\n<table width=\"720\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"469\">Hosea 14:9<\/td>\n<td width=\"251\">\u05d4\u05d5\u05e9\u05e2 \u05d9\u05f4\u05d3:\u05d8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"469\">Ephraim [shall say,] \u201cWhat more have I to do with idols?\u201d [God shall say,] \u201cI will answer him and look upon Him [saying]: \u2018I am like a leafy cypress tree; from Me your fruit is found.\u2019\u201d<\/td>\n<td width=\"251\">\u05d0\u05b6\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u0595\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05de\u05b7\u05d4\u05be\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05a5\u05d9 \u05e2\u0596\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05dc\u05b8\u05bd\u05e2\u05b2\u05e6\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u0591\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05a7\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05a3\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b6\u0597\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u0599 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05a3\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05e8\u05b7\u05bd\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u0594\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u0596\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b0\u05da\u05b8\u05a5 \u05e0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05bd\u05d0\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong>Joel, <\/strong>verses 2:15-17: The people gather to fast and pray.<\/p>\n<table width=\"720\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"469\">Joel 2:15<\/td>\n<td width=\"251\">\u05d9\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05d1:\u05d8\u05f4\u05d5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"469\">Sound a horn in Zion; proclaim a fast, call an assembly.<\/td>\n<td width=\"251\">\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e2\u05a5\u05d5\u05bc \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b8\u0596\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u0591\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05e7\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05be\u05e6\u0596\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e7\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05a5\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b2\u05e6\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05bd\u05d4\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Verses 2:18-20: In response, God says He will spare them, driving away their enemies\u2026<\/p>\n<table width=\"720\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"473\">Joel 2:20<\/td>\n<td width=\"247\">\u05d9\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05d1:\u05db<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"473\">The northern enemy I will distance from you, and I will drive it to a land barren and desolate; its face to the eastern sea and its end to the farthest sea, and its stench shall ascend and its ill savor shall ascend. For [the Lord] shall work great deeds.<\/td>\n<td width=\"247\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05bd\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u059e\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05a3\u05d9\u05e7 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u0597\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d5\u05ae \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05be\u05d0\u05b6\u05a3\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05a3\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d4\u0592 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u0597\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05be\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd\u0599 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u0594\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e1\u05b9\u05e4\u0596\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05be\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05a3\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b7\u05bd\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u0591\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05a3\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u0597\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05ea\u05b7\u0599\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u0599 \u05e6\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u0594\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05a5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u0596\u05d9\u05dc \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05c2\u05bd\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Verses 2:21-27: \u2026 and increase their wealth and well-being.<\/p>\n<table width=\"720\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"475\">Joel 2:26<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">\u05d9\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05d1:\u05db\u05f4\u05d5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"475\">And you shall surely eat and be sated, and you shall praise the Name of the Lord your God, Who has performed wonders with you, and My people shall never be ashamed.<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">\u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05db\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05a4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b8\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u0599 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c2\u05b8\u05d1\u0594\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u0597\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05a4\u05dd \u05d4&#8217; \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05a3\u05e7\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u0594\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8\u05be\u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05c2\u05b8\u05a5\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u0596\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u0591\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0\u05be\u05d9\u05b5\u05d1\u05b9\u05a5\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u0596\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05bd\u05dd\u05c3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Haftarah Halakhah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each Haftarah must be from a single prophetic book except among the twelve \u201cminor\u201d prophets,\u00a0 according to the Talmud:<\/p>\n<table width=\"720\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"474\">Megillah 24a<\/td>\n<td width=\"246\">\u05de\u05d2\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4 \u05db\u05f4\u05d3 \u05e2\u05de\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"474\">It is taught in a Baraita: One may not skip from [the book of one] prophet to [another] prophet. [However,] one may skip amongst the twelve books of Prophets provided that one does not skip from the book\u2019s end to its beginning.<\/td>\n<td width=\"246\">\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d9\u05d3\u05da \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05de\u05d3\u05dc\u05d2\u05d9\u05df \u05de\u05e0\u05d1\u05d9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e0\u05d1\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d1\u05e0\u05d1\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05dc \u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05e9\u05e8 \u05de\u05d3\u05dc\u05d2 \u05d5\u05d1\u05dc\u05d1\u05d3 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d3\u05dc\u05d2 \u05de\u05e1\u05d5\u05e3 \u05d4\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05dc\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc\u05ea\u05d5:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reish Lakish bases astonishing statements about the power of repentance upon the Haftarah\u2019s first verse:<\/p>\n<table width=\"720\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"475\">Yoma 86b<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">\u05d9\u05d5\u05de\u05d0 \u05e4\u05f4\u05d5 \u05e2\u05de\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"475\">Reish Lakish said: \u201cGreat is repentance, as [one\u2019s] intentional sins are counted for him <em>as unwitting transgressions<\/em>, as [Hosea 14:2] states: \u2018Return, Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled in your iniquity\u2019 [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>[The Gemara asks:] But didn\u2019t Reish Lakish say: \u201cGreat is repentance, as one\u2019s intentional sins are counted for him<em> as merits<\/em>, as [Ezekiel 33:19 ]stated: \u2018And when the wicked turns from his wickedness and does justice and righteousness he shall live?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[The Gemara reconciles:] This is not difficult: Here when one repents out of love, [his sins become merits]; there when one repents out of fear, [his sins become unwitting transgressions.]<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e8\u05d9\u05e9 \u05dc\u05e7\u05d9\u05e9 \u05d2\u05d3\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4 \u05ea\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d6\u05d3\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05e0\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05d5 \u05db\u05e9\u05d2\u05d2\u05d5\u05ea \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 (\u05d4\u05d5\u05e9\u05e2 \u05d9\u05d3, \u05d1) \u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05e2\u05d3 \u05d4&#8217; \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05da \u05db\u05d9 \u05db\u05e9\u05dc\u05ea \u05d1\u05e2\u05d5\u05e0\u05da &#8230; \u05d5\u05d4\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e8\u05d9\u05e9 \u05dc\u05e7\u05d9\u05e9 \u05d2\u05d3\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4 \u05ea\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d6\u05d3\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05e0\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05d5 \u05db\u05d6\u05db\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 (\u05d9\u05d7\u05d6\u05e7\u05d0\u05dc \u05dc\u05d2, \u05d9\u05d8) \u05d5\u05d1\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1 \u05e8\u05e9\u05e2 \u05de\u05e8\u05e9\u05e2\u05ea\u05d5 \u05d5\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05de\u05e9\u05e4\u05d8 \u05d5\u05e6\u05d3\u05e7\u05d4 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d4\u05dd (\u05d7\u05d9\u05d4) \u05d9\u05d7\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05e7\u05e9\u05d9\u05d0 \u05db\u05d0\u05df \u05de\u05d0\u05d4\u05d1\u05d4 \u05db\u05d0\u05df \u05de\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0\u05d4<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>With emendations, biblical translations are by Rabbi A. J. Rosenberg and other translations are from Sefaria.org.<\/p>\n<p>To dedicate, comment, or subscribe, email <a href=\"mailto:zbeer570@gmail.com\">zbeer570@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Rashi, Ibn Ezra, and others specify this danger as a plague of locusts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download PDF Hosea 14:2-10, Joel 2:15-27 Always read on Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, this Haftarah calls for repentance and shows its practical effects.\u00a0 This Shabbat is named \u201cShabbat Shuva\u201d after its Haftarah\u2019s opening word: Hosea 14:2 \u05d4\u05d5\u05e9\u05e2 \u05d9\u05f4\u05d3:\u05d1 Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled in your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133836,"featured_media":50283,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[339],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-yom-kippur"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - 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