prayer service, called "Mincha" or "offering" in Hebrew. Haftarah Generally The haftarah for the parashah is . Connection to the Parashah Both the parashah and the haftarah in Ezekiel describe God's holy sacrificial altar and its consecration, the parashah in the Tabernacle in the wilderness, and the haftarah in Ezekiel's conception of a future Temple. Both the parashah and the haftarah describe plans conveyed by a mighty prophet, Moses in the parashah and Ezekiel in the haftarah. On Shabbat Zachor When Parashat Tetzaveh coincides with Shabbat Zachor (the special Sabbath immediately preceding Purim), as it does in 2023, 2025, 2026, 2028, 2029, 2031, 2032, 2034, 2036, 2037, 2039, 2040, 2042, 2044, 2045, 2047, and 2050, the haftarah is: for Ashkenazi Jews: ; for Sephardi Jews: . Connection to the Special Sabbath On Shabbat Zachor, the Sabbath just before Purim, Jews read , which instructs Jews: "Remember (, zachor) what Amalek did" in attacking the Israelites. The haftarah for Shabbat Zachor, or 1–34, describes Saul's encounter with Amalek and Saul's and Samuel's treatment of the Amalekite king Agag. Purim, in turn, commemorates the story of Esther (said to be a descendant of Saul in some rabbinic literature) and the Jewish people's victory over Haman's plan to kill the Jews, told in the book of Esther. identifies Haman as an Agagite, and thus a descendant of Amalek. identifies the Agagites with the Amalekites. Alternatively, a Midrash tells the story that between King Agag's capture by Saul and his killing by Samuel, Agag fathered a child, from whom Haman in like turn descended. Notes Further reading The parashah has parallels or is discussed in these sources: Biblical (making the priests' vestments). (priest wearing linen); (high priest wearing linen). (combining wool and linen). (priest wearing linen); (priests wearing linen). (David wearing linen in worship). (holy man clad in linen); (priests wearing linen). (holy man clad in linen); (holy man clad in linen). Psalms (holiness of God); (Moses and Aaron); (holiness of God); (Moses and Aaron); (Moses and Aaron); (house of Aaron); (house of Aaron); (anointing Aaron). (David and Levites wearing linen in worship). (Levites wearing linen in worship). Early nonrabbinic Philo. Allegorical Interpretation book 1 26:81; book 3 40:118; On the Migration of Abraham 18:103; On the Life of Moses 2:29:150–51; The Special Laws 1:51:276. Alexandria, Egypt, early 1st Century CE. In, e.g., The Works of Philo: Complete and Unabridged, New Updated Edition. Translated