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.
ערים המוקפים חומה מימות יהושע בן נון לעניין טומאה וטהרה בימינו ובאופן ספציפי לקיום מצוות שילוח מצורעים מן ערים המוקפים חומה מימות יהושע בן נון.
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…
Foregoing kehuna privileges also known as כהן שמחל על כבודו -כבודו מחול, is a familiar concept in halacha. Although a kohen may not absolve himself of the torah restrictions placed on kohanim (such as marrying a divorcee or becoming tamei to the dead etc.), he may choose to forego one or all of the kehuna…
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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)…
Gifts of the Kehuna How Should a Kohen Eat the Cheek Meat? The Torah gives the foreleg, cheeks, and abomasum to the Kohen. What is the preferred manner in which these gifts should be eaten? Continue the study in our sefer See our publication devoted to this important commandment and its practical Torah framework. View…