Yechezkel’s land prophecy
Ezekiel’s land allotment
The second instance of land allotment to the Jewish priesthood is prophecized by Yechezkel (“Ezekiel”) – himself a kohen, and prophet of the G-d of Israel.
The second instance of land allotment to the Jewish priesthood is prophecized by Yechezkel (“Ezekiel”) – himself a kohen, and prophet of the G-d of Israel.
בית הפרס (pronounced Bet HaPrass or Beis Haprass) is a term used by the Mishna to define a field that contained human remains that has been plowed – thus creating a בית הפרס where Chazal where concerned that bone fragments where dispersed throughout a specified area thus rendering the entire area forbidden for entry to…
Does a kohen need to sanctify another kohen? The חתם סופר writes that since the mitzvah of וקדשתו is מדאורייתא it is best to be scrupulous about it, this likewise applies even to sanctifying a minor kohen.
Before the inauguration of the second bet hamikdash, Dovid HaMelech and Tzadok the kohen gadol drew lots dividing the kohanim into twenty four divisions. These divisions are known as כ”ד משמרות כהונה -the twenty-four kohanic “gaurds”. Talmud Yerushalmi mentions that this division was done with wisdom; it was carefully planned so that at the culmination of every yovel (jubilee)…
– בהא סלקינן דמתנות נוהגות אף בחו”ל..אנן לא קיימא לן כוותיה (כהבנת רנב”י לר”א)אלא ברה”ג ולא במתנות:מדל”ק נהוג עלמא במתנות ובראה”ג,.. ורנב”י גופיה דאמר נהוג ..קניס, ..וליכא למימר שהיה מחמיר אע”פ שלא היה צריך..,וליכא למימר דמקומות מקומות יש..דמדקאמר נהוג.. משמע דכל העולם נוהגים כן (ואעפ”כ קנס), ועוד מדקאמר נהוג עלמא..]משמע[ לכל הפחות במקומו היו נוהגים…
The Third Bet HaMikdash is an exciting theme and promise in Judasim. On the holy day of Yom Kippur in the Hebrew Calendar year of 3372 (389 BCE) Yechezkel HaNavi (Prophet Ezekiel) was shown a detailed vision of the allotment of the Land of Israel in the messianic era. Yechezkel was also shown a detailed…