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Haftara Unlocked: Hanuka
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 3 2025
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.13
Height: 0.12 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Hanuka is the only major Jewish festival without its own biblical book-so the haftara the Sages chose for it really matters. This guide shows why Zekharia 2:14-4:7 became Hanuka's prophetic voice: a vision of God returning to Ṣion, a High Priest re-clothed in purity, and a golden menora that fuels itself-crowned by the line, Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit.
Drawing on four masters of Miqra-R. Yehuda ibn Balʿam (c. 1000-c. 1070), R. Abraham ibn Ezra (1089-1164), R. David Qimḥi (c. 1160-c. 1235), and R. Yosef ibn Kaspi (c. 1280-c. 1345)-this concise guide turns a short haftara into a full theology of Hanuka: Temple over triumph, spirit over sword, priest and ruler in balance
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