Haftarat Vayishlach—Obadiah: Pulled Down

This week’s haftarah is the entire book of Obadiah, which is one chapter long! Obadiah protests that when the Babylonian army destroyed Jerusalem and its temple in 587-586 B.C.E., the small kingdom of Edom took advantage of the chaos to prey on their Israelite neighbors. Didn’t you come into the gate of my people on … Continue reading Haftarat Vayishlach—Obadiah: Pulled Down