#kohanim

[hiddurmitzvah]

The symbol of the Hands of the Kohanim, or Priestly Blessing (I never know for sure what name to use for this) probably don't need introduction.

The kohanite hands or blessing hands represents the movement by which the priest that once served in the temple of Jerusalem blessed the people of Israel, and by which kohanim bless members of the community in the synagogue to this day. The presence of blessing hands on the grave is a clear sign that the deceased was of kohen.

These blessing hands appeared on a very eroded tombstone in the Worms Jewish cemetery. The stone is inscribed exclusively in German,  which is a clear sign of the emancipation process of that time. The tombstone belongs to Isaac Mayer who lived from 1841 to 1884.

[byfaithmedia]

How can Jews serve God without a Temple, when the Torah speaks of it so often. Is the covenant broken and will this lead to the Jews to Jesus?

[disfiguredgrace]

from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Synagoge,_Enschede,_Mozaiek.jpg

[paulthepoke]

Red Heifer Update: 5 Red Heifers Flown to Israel from Texas

Breaking News!!! The Temple Institute in Jerusalem has received 5 red heifers from Texas. The heifers were jetted from Texas to JFK Airport in New York to Ben Gurion Airport outside of Tel Aviv, Israel.

Breaking PROPHETIC News!!! The Temple Institute in Jerusalem has received 5 red heifers from 2 different ranches in Texas. The heifers were jetted from Texas to JFK Airport in New York to Ben Gurion Airport outside of Tel Aviv, Israel. The red heifers will be quarantined for 10 days in Haifa, Israel before being transferred to two locations. One is a secret, pre-determined location. The other is…

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[zarinaa113]

 And then God threw them into a blender

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[he-harim]

today i learnt that there's this drash in chagiga 16a which says there are three things that if looked at will harm your eyesight: a rainbow, the nasi [prince], hands of kohanim when they do birkat kohanim when the temple stood

(because all of these three things have some kind of concentrated godliness: rainbow since yechezkel 1:28 compares how hashem looks to one, nasi bc num 27:20 refers to hashem putting her splendour on one, hands of kohanim because HASHEM WOULD BE ON THEIR HANDS)

and then the halacha (Mishna Brura on Orach Chaim 128:23) says. well. still don't STARE at the hands of the kohanim during birkat kohanim in this time, because it distracts them and you. but logically since theyre not in the temple, a little peeking couldnt do any harm!

and THEN the MB continues... that... we're nowadays accustomed not to do any peeking at all, because of zecher lamikdash [remembering the Temple]! i'm.. wow. not looking at the space where God is not.