Rabbi Ashley Englander writes an open letter to Anti-Zionist Jews, who have been vocal about their negative feelings towards ...
The Torah describes the High Priest’s breastplate of judgment (choshen mishpat), comprising a gold front plate adorned with 12 precious stones, each representing one of the 12 tribes of Israel. ...
As a priest, you carried out communal rituals on behalf of all of Israel. The High Priest wore a breastplate over his heart with the names of the tribes. The rituals in the Temple made it a place ...