A commentary on the Haftarah for Shabbat Chazon by Yitzi Hurwitz On the Shabbat before Tisha B’Av, called Shabbat Chazon, we read the haftorah that begins with the words: “Chazon Yeshayahu” [vision of Isaiah]. The haftorah ends: “Zion will be redeemed with justice, and its captives, with tzedakah.” The question is: Who or what is Zion? And who are the captives? Some simply