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In the first Holy Temple, the high priests were righteous men who were truly worthy of their positions. They merited unusual longevity, with only nine...
What does sound mean to you? Sound plays many roles. It is a vehicle for communication, music, and even distraction, but at its root sound is the simple...
"Aaron was separated, to be sanctified as most holy, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the Lord, to serve Him, and to bless in His name...
The Kohen Gadol was required to bring a special bread sacrifice every day, and only the Kohen Gadol was allowed to perform the sacred Yom Kippur service....
When there was a vacancy in the position, the 71 member Sanhedrin would appoint a successor. According to the Talmud, the ideal Kohen Gadol (High Priest)...
From amongst the Kohanim, the holy descendants of Aaron, one person was selected to serve as Kohen Gadol (High Priest). Ideally, this person was a great...
The Second Beit Hamikdash was built by Jewish returnees from the Persian Exile, led by the prophets Ezra, Nechemiah and Zerubavel and was completed...
They were a group of 120 sages, amongst them several prophets, headed by Ezra the Scribe. Among the more prominent among them were: Mordechai of...
According to the Babylonian Talmud (Megillah 17b) there were one hundred and twenty; according to the Jerusalem Talmud (Megillah 1:8) there were eighty...
There was a group of people living in Israel called Cutheans or Samaritans who made lots of trouble for the Jews. At one point they succeeded in...
