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Thursday, February 25, 2021

Tetzave: The Purpose of the Kohanim

by Rav Yehuda HaKohen, visionmag.org

By submerging individual identity into the collective Hebrew nation, the kohanim work to cleanse the children of Israel from all transgressions and to inspire the people with a powerful show of kedusha.

Kohanim performing Temple service

Listen to the audio/read the transcript here (8 min)

Parshat Tetzave focuses on Aharon and his sons being consecrated as Israel's kohanim.

How are Israel's kohanim different from the spiritual leaders of other cultures?

How does the kehuna as an institution benefit the broader nation of Israel?

Why does the Torah place so much importance on the details of the priestly uniforms?

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