The mishna lists the minimal size of all skin nega’im is the size of a “griss HaKalki”., the “kalkilian groat” aka “Cilician bean”. This measurement is important since it is the standard minimal size of any and all skin tzoraath variations. So just how big is that? in short, the area covered by 36 hairs….
Kohanim are the divinely authorized body to instruct the laws of the God Israel to the children of Israel. This authority is sourced upon multiple instances in תורה שבכתב where the kohanim are described as being involved in torah instruction. The first such instance is found in the priestly code, the third book of the…
Shmuel HaKohen ben Chofni Gaon (also spelled Samuel ha-Kohen ben Hofni (? – 25 Menachem-Av HC 4773), leader of the Sura yeshiva and extensive writer of halacha literature. Family Rav Shmuel’s father, Chofni ben Kohen-Tzedek also served as gaon, as did his uncle Nechemya ben Kohen-Tzedek. Rav Shmuel’s son Yisroel, took over his father’s post…
The Kohen’s Role in Torah Instruction The kohen is not only associated with the avodah of the Beit HaMikdash. Tanach, Chazal, and the classical commentators repeatedly present the kohen as a guardian of knowledge, a teacher of Torah, and a spiritual guide for Klal Yisrael. Finding sources in the written Torah regarding the kohen’s role…