{"id":43048,"date":"2018-10-30T15:02:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T13:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=43048"},"modified":"2022-05-23T18:10:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T15:10:52","slug":"unraveling-the-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/unraveling-the-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Unraveling The Meaning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[576,631,680],"acf":{"old_id":"43048","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":43030,"related_cahpter":"78","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"Each item of priestly clothing represents the values, prayers, and voices of all of Israel. Pick one item of clothing in this chapter and unravel the meaning within","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does the clothing really make the man (or woman)? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 28th chapter of Exodus certainly seems to say so. It outlines the clothing that the <em>kohen gadol<\/em> (high priest) must wear. \u201cThe priestly garments shall be worn by Aaron and by his sons when they enter the Tent of Meeting or when they approach the altar to serve in the Holy, so they will not bear iniquity and die.\u201d Rashi explains that if any requirement related to the clothing is not heeded, not only is the life of the high priest at stake, but it will invalidate the entire sacrifice being offered!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Judaism, we are used to focusing on what\u2019s inside, not what\u2019s outside, in our spiritual service of God. So we can\u2019t help but wonder&#8211; why here is clothing so important?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What the high priest wears isn\u2019t normal clothing. It\u2019s \u2018spiritual clothing\u2019. Each item represents the values, prayers, and voices of all of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, two <em>shoham<\/em> stones were engraved with the names of the tribes and the stones were placed on the shoulder straps of the ephod. The Torah explains, \u201cAaron shall carry their\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">names before the Lord upon his two shoulders as a remembrance\u201d. Why? The stones at once represent unity and diversity. The unity of every Jew coming together, and the diversity within those many names and voices. Through the <em>shoham<\/em> stones in his clothing, Aaron spiritually carries all of us in his service of God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without each detail of the clothing, the Jewish people wouldn\u2019t be fully spiritually represented. This is certainly enough to disqualify the sacrifices offered and compromise the high priest\u2019s ability to lead. And so, the clothing doesn\u2019t just make the man&#8211; it makes the spiritual service of the nation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pick one item of clothing in this chapter and unravel the meaning within!<\/span><\/p>\n","image":false,"embedded_video":"","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":""},"tile":{"top_caption":"The Reason for The Robes","main_caption":"Each item of priestly clothing represents the values, prayers, and voices of all of Israel. 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