The worship in the Temple could only be performed by the Kohanim, who traced their lineage back to Aaron and his sons. The Tribe of Levi was chosen to oversee the care of the Beit HaMikdash and ...

Of all the vessels in the Mikdash, the kiyor is something of a conundrum. Is it one of the main vessels in the Mikdash, like the Menorah, Shulchan, etc., or not?

This week's Torah portion of Tetzaveh introduces us to the world of the kohanim, the priestly descendants of Aaron, and their garments of glory. Nowhere else does the Torah give such elaborate ...

In this week’s Torah portion, Emor, we read about who the kohanim (members of the priestly line) are prohibited to marry. There is one difference between regular kohanim and the kohen gadol ...

The word kavod – dignity or honor – appears sixteen times, but in fourteen (2x7) of these cases the reference is to the glory of G-d.

The crowd – estimated by the office of the rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites in Israel at 50,000 – converged on the Old City for the blessing, called Birkat Kohanim in Hebrew ...