Vayikra
This week`s haftorah starts with a rebuke to the Israelites for abandoning the Temple`s sacrificial service. Sacrifices are the dominant topic of the week`s Torah reading, too.
The prophet Isaiah rebukes the Israelites for turning away from G-d and refraining from offering sacrifices, turning to idolatry instead. G-d exhorts the people to return to Him, promising to forgive their transgressions, as is His wont.
The prophet then mentions the futility of serving empty idols which may be crafted by artisans but "neither see nor hear nor do they know…" The haftorah concludes with G-d`s enjoinder to always remember Him and to return to Him.
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