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Maftir (Hebrew: מפטיר, "conclusion,") informally refers to the final section of the weekly reading of a Torah portion (parsha) from a Torah scroll on Shabbat and holiday mornings. Technically, the term refers to the person who is called to read that section. The maftir section is usually a repetition either of the last part or the entirety of the previous reading, except on Jewish holidays and special Shabbatot: on these occasions, the maftir portion is drawn from other parts of the Torah, and the reader then chants the haftarah portion from a related section of the Nevi'im.
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