As far back as Rabbeinu Tam, some have suggested that the Sages had a custom of reciting passages from Ketuvim during Shabbat afternoon services, but if this is true such a system has long been lost. As a consequence of this, most of Ketuvim is rarely, if ever read in public. The Five Scrolls (Esther, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, and Ecclesiastes) are read once per year, and many have customs of reciting Psalms. But the remaining books in the Writings – Proverbs, Job, Chronicles, Ezra/Neḥemiah, and Daniel – have some wonderful content that really deserves more time in the spotlight than it gets. (As the old joke goes: a yeshiva bokhur goes to his rebbe and asks “What’s this ‘Nakh’ book Ḥazal keeps quoting?”)

This is a system that seeks to create a Haftarah-like system for the reading of these “ketuvim aḥerim.” Readings have been assigned to the weekly parashot and special Shabbatot based on content or linguistic parallels. These could be read using the cantillation systems designed by the editor (Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles; Job; Psalms) or just according to any personal preference.