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Parah (Hebrew: פָּרָה) is the name of a treatise in the Mishnah and the Tosefta, included in the order Tohorot.The Pentateuchal law (Num. 19) decrees that a red heifer, "wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke," shall be burned and her ashes mixed with spring water, that the compound so obtained may be used to sprinkle and cleanse every one who becomes unclean.
The red heifer (Hebrew: פָּרָה אֲדֻמָּה, romanized: parah adumah) was a reddish brown cow sacrificed by Temple priests as a purifcation ritual in biblical times. [ 1 ] Ritual in the Torah
the Kohen who performed the Red Heifer ritual; [43] one who has contacted a corpse or grave, [44] in addition to having the ashes of the Red Heifer ritual sprinkled upon them; one who has eaten meat from an animal that died naturally. [45]
Shabbat Shirah (Hebrew: שבת שירה, lit. 'Shabbat of Song') is the name given to the Shabbat that includes parashat Beshalach. The Torah reading of the week contains the Song of the Sea (Book of Exodus 15:1–18). This was the song by the Israelites after crossing the Red Sea. There is no special Torah reading.
The red heifer or red cow is a particular kind of cow brought to priests for sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible. Jews and some Christian fundamentalists believe that once a red heifer is born they will be able to rebuild the Third Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. [citation needed]
Those five, perfectly unblemished red heifers landed in Israel in September 2022, a feat that cost around $500,000 when you factor in the first-class plane tickets for rabbis to come examine the ...
An unclean person they shall take some of the ashes of the heifer burnt for purification from sin, and running water shall be put on them in a vessel. A clean person shall take hyssop and dip it in the water, sprinkle it on the tent, on all the vessels, on the persons who were there, or on the one who touched a bone, the slain, the dead, or a ...
Mei hatat - water into which ashes of the red heifer were mixed; People who were involved in the red heifer procedure and in certain procedures of the Yom Kippur sacrifices; Niddah - a menstruant woman; a man who has had sex with such a woman; the woman's blood, spit, and urine; objects which she has sat, reclined, or rode upon