Questions tagged [kohen-gadol]
For questions relating to the Kohen Gadol and the laws and statutes pertaining to him
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What name did the Kohen Gadol Say?
On Yom Kippur, the kohen gadol, during the day's service, said a particular name of Hashem. I had always thought that he said the 4 letter name, but in shul, the rabbi mentioned that it was the 42 ...
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Can a King execute Kohen Gadol that he thinks is מורד במלכות?
While Kohen Gadol is a citizen, he belongs to a different "authority" that a King is obligated to respect (see Rambam Melachim 2, 5):
"אבל כהן גדול אינו בא לפני המלך אלא אם רצה ואינו עומד לפניו
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Mareh Kohen Origin
This question was alluded to but ignored in Origin of Mareh Kohen tune.
Who composed the piyut Mareh Cohen, and when was it written? (This will help me put the piyut in context, perhaps give an ...
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what is the minimum age for a cohen gadol
what is the minimum age for a cohen gadol
I inderstand that a kohen gadol is a position that is inherited (halacha 20 here), what age must one be to be able to be a kohen gadol
Halacha 15 here ...
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Why were the ox and the goat intertwined before taking them out to be burnt?
Why did the Kohen Godol intertwine the ox and the goat before taking them out to be burnt as it says in the Mishnah Yoma 6 (7)
בָּא לוֹ אֵצֶל פָּר וְשָׂעִיר הַנִּשְׂרָפִין. קְרָעָן וְהוֹצִיא אֶת
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How did the High Priest get to the position between the two staves of the ark on Yom Kippur?
On Yom Kippur, in the first Temple, the High Priest placed the fire pan between the two staves of the Aron as it says in the Mishnah Yoma 5 (1) .
The outer curtain was looped on the south side and ...
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What are the meanings of the different stones for different sons of Yisrael? [duplicate]
Shemot 28:17-21 describes the stones that are placed in the breastpiece (choshen) worn by the kohein gadol. There are twelve different stones, each inscribed with the name of one of the sons of ...
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What did the haircut of Ben Elasha look like?
The Gemara in Sanhedrin 22b states:
(Source from Sefaria.org)
:שאלו את רבי איזהו תספורת של כ"ג אמר להן צאו וראו מתספורת של בן אלעשה
They asked Rebbe "What is the haircut of the Kohen Gadol?" ...
