Haftara: Parallels Rosh haShanah & Passover

Originally published 3/17/10, 11:30 am.
There are contrasting parallels between the RH Haftarot and the Haftarot for the first days of Passover.

The Haftarot for the first two Days of Passover have contrasting historical contexts:
The first day is set in the era of Yehoshua Bin Nin, at the beginning of the "First Commonwealth".
The second day is set in the era of Yoshiyahu - near the end of the "First Commonwealth".

Similarly, with Rosh Hashanah. The Haftarot for the first two Days have contrasting historical contexts:
The first day is set in the era of Shmuel near the dawn of the Monarchy of "First Commonwealth".
The second day is set in the era of Yirmiyahu during the twilight of the Monarchy of "First Commonwealth".

Shana Tova,
RRW