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Twenty-four mishmarot
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)…
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Se’eth, the second and less intense nega than the bahereth, can be an immediate indicator of tumah. The whiteness intensity of the se’eth is a matter of tannaic dispute, Rabbi Meir says that it is the color of an egg membrane and it’s (lesser in whiteness) companion has the whiteness intensity of white wool but…
Foregoing kehuna privileges
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Rambam Yomi -Shabbos Table Publication
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