For the Studying Kohen Knowledge Before Declaration This material is open to every learner, but it is directed especially to the Kohen. The Torah appoints the Kohen as the sole Torah officer entrusted with the formal viewing and operative declaration of tamei or tahor. He is therefore called to become knowledgeable in the appearances and…
Bahereth, the whitest and brightest of all skin nega’im, is the color of snow -snow-white in its intensity. But, has a lesser form of bahereth that is listed in the mishna being as “white” as the limestone of the heichal. Thus, it is even brighter than se’eth and depending on its size, may be an…
For the Studying Kohen Learning to Distinguish the Torah’s Named Shades These laws may be studied by every serious student of Torah. Yet the Torah entrusts the formal viewing of a nega and the operative declaration of tamei or tahor to the Kohen alone. The Kohen is therefore not meant to serve as an uninformed…
“`html The Torah of the Priesthood Nega’im Today: A Commandment for Every Era and Place The Torah’s laws of nega’im are often assumed to belong to the ancient Temple period. The classical sources tell a different story. The laws of skin and garment nega’im are not inherently limited to the Land of Israel or to…