The Jacobs Affair: A Theological Storm from Within
From the blog of David Latchman at The Times of Israel
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From the blog of David Latchman at The Times of Israel
From the blog of David Latchman at The Times of Israel
“And you shall make holy garments for Aaron, your brother, for honor and for glory.” One of the eight garments that the High Priest was expected to wear was a cloak with a distinctive detail in its design. At the bottom of the hem, it was decorated with small golden bells and pomegranates alternating with each other. The torah specifies the purpose of this detail: A golden bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate all the way round the skirts hold of the cloak this will be worn by Aaron as he serves in the temple so that the ringing of the bells will signal his approach as he comes...