“Early Yom Kippur morning, as the desert sun was rising red, Aaron the High Priest awoke, washed and, instead of dressing in his usual priestly clothing (ephod, breastplate, shoulder pads and so forth), …….”
In “The First Yom Kippur” Stephen Astor translates into an English we can all understand the intriguing and mystifying Torah portion found in the book of Leviticus and read on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. HaShem has commanded that Aaron, the High Priest, perform a ceremony that is unlike any other. Not used to being a leader, Aaron worries whether he is up to the task. The ritual is complicated, and Aaron has witnessed firsthand HaShem’s short tolerance for errors.
“Building The Sanctuary” enumerates the instructions HaShem provided in the book of Exodus for a people who were accustomed to working with straw and mud and are now commanded to build a magnificent and Holy Sanctuary to be the center of the Israelite experience in the desert and subsequently the venue for the Yom Kippur ceremony Aaron must perform.
In “The First Yom Kippur” Stephen Astor translates into an English we can all understand the intriguing and mystifying Torah portion found in the book of Leviticus and read on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. HaShem has commanded that Aaron, the High Priest, perform a ceremony that is unlike any other. Not used to being a leader, Aaron worries whether he is up to the task. The ritual is complicated, and Aaron has witnessed firsthand HaShem’s short tolerance for errors.
“Building The Sanctuary” enumerates the instructions HaShem provided in the book of Exodus for a people who were accustomed to working with straw and mud and are now commanded to build a magnificent and Holy Sanctuary to be the center of the Israelite experience in the desert and subsequently the venue for the Yom Kippur ceremony Aaron must perform.
