Kohen Gadol

Question: When the third Holy Temple is built – may it be soon – how and by what criteria will the new high priest be chosen? Answer: Before we discuss the appointment of the high priest with the coming of Moshiach, let's first discuss the nature of this ...

The two great Torah commentaries, Rashi and Nachmanides, debate the arrangement of the bells and "pomegranates" on the edge of the High Priest's robe. The Rebbe sees this as a discussion on the nature of noise, imperfection and superficiality

13 chapters are filled with the details of the Sanctuary's construction, from the dimensions of its pillars to the colors of its tapestries. In contrast, the Torah devotes one chapter to its account of the creation and three chapters to the revelation at ...

The most sacred -- and mysterious -- ritual in the Holy Temple was the burning of the Ketoret, a specially prepared "incense" whose ingredients and manner of preparation was commanded to Moses at Sinai. The offering of the Ketoret in the "Holy of Holies" ...

The Talmud relates the following conversation between "a heretic" and the sage Rabbi Avahu: "Your G-d is a Kohen," said the heretic. "So in what did He immerse Himself after He buried Moses?" Replied Rabbi Avahu: "He immersed in fire." An examination of ...

“And he would offer a short prayer there in the Sanctuary, after he left the Holy of Holies in order not to worry the people that perhaps he died in the Sanctuary.”

Korach's conflict with Moses is itself a maze of conflicting elements: lofty spiritual strivings and base ambitions, elitist delusions and a struggle for a classless society. Korach himself is alternately described as the epitomic quarreler and peace ...

Now this is very strange. Here is a man who, though not a murderer, is not entirely innocent of having caused the loss of a person's life. Opposite him stands the High Priest of Israel, noble, aristocratic and, arguably, the holiest Jew alive. Do we ...

Beyond life spans a vast stillness. But as long as we live and strive, sound denotes activity, activity denotes movement, and movement denotes a discrepancy between where we are and where we want to be...

In the Parsha of Tetzaveh we read how the Priests ("Kohanim") were consecrated to serve in the Sanctuary. The Priests were selected by G-d to fill a sacred position, requiring them to be on a higher level of holiness than the rest of the people. But over ...