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To each parasha corresponds a division of the prophetic writings, called haphtara.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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As Judaism, except in Jerusalem, had, properly speaking, no clergy, the first comer stood up, gave the lessons of the day (_parasha_ and _haphtara_), and added thereto a
The Life of Jesus Ernest Renan 1857
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The name of the section from the Prophets, haphtara (from Hiph‘il of, "to dismiss"), indicates that at first the synagogue service here came to a close.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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As Judaism, except in Jerusalem, had, properly speaking, no clergy, the first comer stood up, gave the lessons of the day (parasha and haphtara), and added thereto a midrash, or entirely personal commentary, in which he expressed his own ideas. [
The Life of Jesus Renan, Ernest, 1823-1892 1863
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