79:7 When Rosh Hodesh falls on Shabbat we read for the Haftorah ''...the
heaven is My throne''12 If one erred and read the Haftorah of the weekly
portion, if one has not yet said the concluding blessings, one can say
also and bless after it. If one didn't remember until after the
blessings, one can say ''...the heaven is My throne'' without the
blessings. If Rosh Hodesh falls on Sunday we read for the Haftorah
''Tomorrow is the new moon''.3 If one erred the laws are as for Shabbat
and Rosh Hodesh. If Rosh Hodesh comes on Shabbat and Sunday4 we read for
the Haftorah ''...the heaven is My throne''
1) Isaiah Ch. 66 verse 1. 2) Instead of the regular Haftorah for the weekly portion of that particular Shabbat. 3) I Samuel Ch. 20 verses 18-42. 4) i.e. it is a two day Rosh Hodesh. |
ראש חדש שחל להיות בשבת מפטירין השמים כסאי ואם טעה וקרא ההפטרה של פרשת השבוע אם עדיין לא אמר הברכות האחרונות יאמר גם השמים כסאי ויברך אחר כך ואם לא נזכר עד לאחר הברכות יאמר השמים כסאי בלא ברכות אם חל ראש חדש באחד בשבת מפטירין מחר חדש ואם טעה דינו כמו בשבת ראש חדש חל ראש חדש בשבת וביום הראשון מפטירין השמים כסאי |
79:8 On the Shabbat of Hol Hamoed1 Pesach, we don't mention in the
Haftorah blessings, ''of Pesach'', neither in the middle (of the
blessing) or the end. Rather, we conclude with ''Who makes holy the
Sabbath''.2 However, on Hol Hamoed Succot (because we say full Hallel
and also have different sacrifices)3 we mention,4 like when the Yom Tov
of Succot falls on Shabbat.
1) ''Hol Hamoed'' refers to the intermediary days of a Festival which do not carry the full restrictions of Yom Tov. 2) According to the Mishna Berurah (490:15), since a Haftorah is not read on any other day of Hol Hamoed, and is only being read because of Shabbat, we don't need to mention Passover in the blessings. 3) On each day a different number of sacrifices were performed in the Temple. Therefore, each day of Hol Hamoed Succot is considered to be like a Festival - ''Moed'' - in itself (Mishna Berurah 490:16 in the name of the Pri Megadim). 4) Succot in the blessing of the Haftorah. |
בשבת חול המועד פסח אין מזכירין בברכות הפטרה ''של פסח'' לא באמצע ולא בחתימה אלא מסיים מקדש השבת אבל בחול המועד סוכות כיון שאומרים הלל שלם וגם חלוק בקרבנות מזכירין כמו ביום טוב של סוכות שחל בשבת |
79:9 A minor who has reached the age of ''Hinuch''1 and he knows to whom
one is blessing, and knows how to pronounce the letters correctly, may
receive the Aliyah of Maftir on Shabbat and a Festival, except for the
portions ''Zachor'' and ''Parah'',2 or for Shabbat ''Shuvah''3 and
similarly on the seventh day of Pesach when we read for Haftorah ''(And
David spoke to the Lord the words of) this song''4 it is customary that
a minor doesn't go up for the Maftir. Similarly on the first day of
Shavuot when we read for Haftorah on Ezekiel's (vision of the Divine)
chariot, 5 it is customary to call an adult who is a Torah sage.
Similarly, on Shabbat ''Chazon'',6 it is customary to call the Rabbi as
Maftir.
1) i.e. the age at which his parents begin to train him to perform Mitzvot. This depends on both the child's level of maturity and the type of Mitzvah he or she is to perform. 2) Parshat ''Zachor'' (Deut. 25:17-19) is read as the Maftir on the Shabbat before Purim in order to remember what the nation of Amalek did to us; this serves as a prelude to the holiday of Purim which celebrates the saving of the Jews from the plot of Haman the Amalekite. Parshat ''Parah'' (Numbers 19:1-22) is read as the Maftir on the second last Shabbat in the month of Adar. The portion deals with the process of purification from the impurity contracted from a human corpse, using the ashes of the ''Parah Adumah'' - ''Red Cow''. The obligation to read Parshat ''Zachor'' is from the Bible, and some say that Parshat ''Parah'' is also (Taz 282:13) - therefore a minor cannot read them because he cannot fulfill the obligation on behalf of the congregation. 3) The Shabbat between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur is called ''Shabbat Shuvah'' because the Haftorah for that week begins with the word ''Shuvah'' - ''Return O Israel to the Lord your G-d'' (Hoshea 14:2-10). It is a call to the Jews to repent and therefore is read during the ''Ten days of Repentance''. A minor is not called to read this Haftorah because it would be humiliating to the congregation for a minor to admonish them. 4) II Samuel 22:1-55. David sings a song of praise to Hashem for delivering him from the hands of all his enemies. 5) Ezekiel 1:1-28 and 3:12. 6) On the Shabbat before the fast of the 9th of Av, we read the vision - ''Chazon'' - of Isaiah (1:1-27); it consists mainly of criticism of the behavior of the Jews, and therefore, like Shabbat Shuvah, it would be inappropriate for a minor to read it. | קטן שהגיע לחנוך שיודע למי מברכין ויודע לחתך את האותיות בטוב עולה למפטיר בשבת וביום טוב מלבד בפרשת זכור ובפרשת פרה ובשבת שובה וכן בשביעי של פסח שמפטירין השירה נוהגין שאין קטן עולה למפטיר וכן יום ראשון דשבועות שמפטירין במרכבה דיחזקאל נוהגין לקרות דוקא גדול וחכם וכן בשבת חזון נוהגין לקרוא את הרב למפטיר |
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