Sefer Haftarah Project

Temple Emunah has prided itself on building a strong community where our members participate in the full life of our religious rituals. Empowering Jews to daven (lead services), leyn Torah, and chant the haftarah is part and parcel of the Emunah experience.

In order to enhance our services, Temple Emunah commissioned its own Sefer Haftarot – a scroll of all the prophetic passages we read on Shabbat and holidays. How wonderful is it to open up our ark doors and see the beautiful sifrei Torah (Torah scrolls) and a Sefer Haftarot scroll to highlight the spiritual sanctity and meaning of the prophetic readings. Our prophets were the great innovators of Judaism, infusing our tradition with morality, justice, religious fervor and, most of all, hope. Now, their teachings occupy an even more central place in our experience.

So often have we been moved by the wonderful way our congregants meaningfully and skillfully chant the haftarah including, and especially, our students. This Sefer Haftarot enhance our religious experience and provides a meaningful way to sponsor a unique spiritual object.

By commissioning our own Sefer Haftarot, we have the opportunity to add another powerful aspect to our Shabbat service and create a special liturgical legacy for current and future generations at Temple Emunah. The Sefer Haftarot serves as a connection between generations past, present, and future through the dedication of individual haftarot, verses, words, letters, and more by our members.

Click HERE for our Brochure, with information about how to participate in this worthy project.