Book of jonah haftorah

Concern for the salvation of all people, including ones enemies, is the proper attitude for people of god. Sep, 2012 haftorah reading for reading the book of jonah yonah yona for mincha of yom kippur by rabbi moshe p. Parting with our money will not pacify the conscience, the jonah must be thrown overboard. Agnon, in his work days of awe, quotes the a midrash, which says. A book for jonah alvin independent school district. The book of jonah, written primarily in the third person, does not explicitly name the prophet as the author of his own account, but we have no reason to doubt either the inspiration or the historical veracity of the book. Bet alfa, c1992 etchings completed at the jerusalem print workshop, letterpress completed on an albion hand press and calligraphy scripted by david moss image. Though everyone knows that a large fish swallowed yona, the message of yona is actually a timeless lesson in the power of teshuva and gds desire to help man rather than punish him. The haftorah that is read on the afternoon of yom kippur tells the story of how gd commanded the prophet jonah to go to the city of ninveh and warn the people there to repent, lest gd destroy their city. The book is named after its principal character, whose name means dove. Book of jonah overview insight for living ministries. The weekly haftorah by reuben ebrahimoff the haftorahman the haftorah for yom kippur afternoon the entire book of jonah is read as the haftorah the story line of this weeks haftorah.

Unlike other old testament prophetic books, jonah is not a collection of the prophets oracles but primarily a narrative about the man. Jonah 1 ampc now the word of the lord came to jonah. They carefully chose specific sections of the prophets. An obvious answer is that jonah demonstrates dramatically the inexhaustibility of gods forgiveness to repentant sinners. Jonah 5 the haftarah on yom kippur what is the message of. Jonah 2 niv bible from inside the fish jonah prayed to. But jonah rose up to flee to tarshish from the presence of g. In my distress i called to the lord, and he answered me. Well bound nicely printed with large clear letters.

Arise, go to nineveh, that great city, and cry against it. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. Haftorah reading for reading the book of jonah yonah yona for mincha of yom kippur by rabbi moshe p. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan. These all serve to reinforce the statement in psalm 24. Rather, he attempts to escape hashem by boarding a ship for tarshish. The book of yonah jonah which we read at mincha on yom kippur shows us that not only cant we run from hashem, but also that if you truly repent, even the harshest punishment can be reversed. It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to prophesy the destruction of nineveh but tries to escape the divine mission.

As the only jewish male in my public school over the course of a 25 year span, i truly believe the almighty is protecting me from the negative elements outside. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The reading of the haftorah dates back to the second jewish commonwealth, during the era of the greek empire. The commentators and jewish tradition view jonah as a prophet for whom. You will also remember how god provided jonah with a living submarine to get him back where he belonged. Although the author of jonah is never identified in the book itself, jonah himself has traditionally been identified as the author. However, after setting aside the clumsy, uneven way the book tried to echo the biblical story, i attempted to read the novel on its own terms. Although the book is written in the third person, the traditional view is that jonah is the author of the book, and there is no persuasive reason to theorize about an unknown author. Send to the book of jonah chapter 1 to a loved one. The book of jonah preface those of you who are familiar with the story of jonah and the whale know that jonah hopped a ship heading in the opposite direction when god commanded him to go preach to the ninevites. With its emphasis on the theme of repentance, the book of jonah has become a traditional part of the synagogue service on the holiest day in the. Besdin why did our sages select the book of jonah as the haftorah, the prophetic portion for the yom kippur mincha service. Go at once to nineveh, that great city, and proclaim judgment upon it. Book of jonah, the fifth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, embraced in a single book, the twelve, in the jewish canon.

It is one of trei asar the twelve prophets in the tanakh, and in christian tradition as oi dodeka prophetai or ton dodekapropheton, greek for the twelve prophets. H people were curious about dylans favorite activities. Which is a bummer because the concept of a modern day retelling of jonah fascinated me. Set in the reign of jeroboam ii 786746 bc, it was probably written in the postexilic period, some time between the late 5th to early 4th century bc. The first is that the book reminds us of gods infinite mercy. I believe gd is telling me not to give up on myself, my dreams, and to remember the power of teshuva. For many years, i have been asked to read to the book of jonah on yom kippur.

Cantor jeffrey siegel lains sefer yona, the haftorah for yom kippur mincha. This work is an artists edition of the book of jonah, one of the twelve later or minor prophets in the hebrew bible. The portion is known as the haftarah hahftahrah, or in ashkenazic hebrew. The haftarah or in ashkenazic pronunciation haftorah alt. The writer of this article has attempted to do this in stades zeitschrift, 1892, pp. For bar mitzvah lessons please email rabbi weisblum at. The jewish sages have given four predominant answers to the question of why we read jonah on yom kippur. Traditionally, on shabbat and holiday mornings, a selection from one of the biblical books of the prophets is read after the torah reading. In the jewish tradition, a haftarah is a reading from the prophets, which takes place on the sabbath, festivals, and holy days. The book of jonah is the fifth book in the christian canons and the jewish tanakh. The book of jonah started out entertaining, quickly became disturbing, then got even darker, became kind of boring, and wound up to be quite moving. Isbn 9781628246902 dvd isbn 9781628246872 mobipocket ebk.

In this season of jewish holy days, we once again have three haftarot readings from the prophets in one week. Jonah sees this to be the punishment of his iniquity, he accepts it, and justifies god in it. A more recent view is that the book was written long after jonahs time by some anonymous author and that it is a work of fiction with a moral lesson. From deep in the realm of the dead i called for help, and you listened to my cry. I believe that we read the book of jonah on yom kippur afternoon to. The english word atone was first used in the 16 th century as a contraction of at one.

Yom kippur torah, haftarah, and jonah introductions. In response, the rabbis of those days substituted the reading of a segment from the prophets, commonly known as the haftorah. Most people believe that this haftarah is chosen because it models. The book of jonah is read in its entirety during the afternoon service on the day of yom kippur, as the haftorah, the prophetic reading, appended to the reading of the law. The book is anonymous, and its authorship is in dispute. The issue is complicated somewhat by the use of the. Jan 21, 2014 the book of jonah seems like christian bookstore fiction with cool, edgy sex and swearing. The modernday jonah at the center of joshua max feldmans brilliantly conceived retelling of the book of jonah is a young manhattan lawyer named jonah jacobstein. Teachers pay teachers is an online marketplace where teachers buy and sell original educational materials. Yom kippur day of atonement is the tenth day of the jewish month of tishrei. The book of jonah is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible. Maftir yonah, haftorah of jonah illustrated by mordechai beck rochester n. It is the story of a man who throws everything away because of visions he develops, and a woman who has everything taken from her, turning her into a shell of a person. Third, the book of jonah serves as a reminder that the entire world, and all of its natural forces, are in gods hands.

The rabbis read isaiah 52 and 54 in the haftorah but they purposely skip isaiah 53 because it would show that jesus is the messiah. From inside the fish jonah prayed to the lord his god. While it can be tempting to start learning your haftorah by trying to memorize the melody of the entire text, it is much better and easier in the long run to take the time to learn the actual trop first. Jonah flees his mission chapters 1 2 jonahs commission and flight 1. Only two prophetic books are read completely as haftarot. On this day, gd seals our fate for the coming year, therefore, the entire day is spent fasting and praying to gd for forgiveness and a good year. Haftarah audio download bar and bat mitzvah haftorah mp3. When conscience is awakened, and a storm raised, nothing will turn it into a calm but parting with the sin that caused the disturbance. The book of jonah would have worked better as an inspirational text for yom. Jonah did not want to fulfill this mission and ran away on a ship. The book of jonah was likely written between 793 and 758 b. This summary of the book of jonah provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of jonah. The wind, the kikayon plant, the sea, and the great fish are all vehicles of god in this story.

Why, among all the haftorahs read during the whole year, isaiah 53 is not included, is one of the issues that comes up from time to time. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. It is an important book to both religious traditions christianity and jewish. Jonah 5 the haftarah on yom kippur what is the message of the book. Full text in english of the book of jonah my jewish learning. The traditional view is that the prophet jonah is the author, and his book is a record of his own experiences. Jonah is identified as a prophet and servant of god during the reign of king jeroboam ii of israel 2 kings 14. Haftorahman brings you a shiur on this shabbats haftarah from the book of prophets, explaining it in a dynamic and exciting way, making learning. Unlike the sabbath reading from the pentateuch, which consists of a continuous reading of successive portions of the five books of moses without any omission, the haftarah is a portion from a book of the former or latter prophets. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of jonah in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. On haftorah audio we have chosen a fairly common system of trop that is standard in many communities.