While we might assume that these garments are ceremonial and exist for the purpose of honoring the priests, we learn at the end of the chapter that this clothing is, in fact, protective.

In that sense, when each of us dons a mask, we embody the work of the High Priest Aaron, acting on behalf of our whole people. We embody Queen Esther, hiding a part of ourselves temporarily in ...

Insights on the parsha: The High Priest's garments, leadership garb, the absence of Moses, the synagogue and politics. Rabbi Dr. Raymond Apple Feb 18, 2016, 10:04 AM (GMT+2) ...

As part of that work, God instructs the Israelites to make special garments for Aaron, the high priest and Moses’ older brother. ... Today, there are no Jewish priests like Aaron, ...

This might explain why there were 302 High Priests during this period. 300 of them served for an average of one year, ... The priestly garments were impressive and may have swayed Jewish History.

The High Priest's Golden Crown. ... Mar 2, 2012, 1:41 PM (GMT+2) Perhaps most striking of the special garments of the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) was the Tzitz. ... and God to the Jewish people.

Shimon swore loyalty to the new leader. Alexander, out of respect and gratitude, preserved the Jews’ political and religious rights, both in Judah and throughout the new kingdom.