TZAV 5771: Offerings, Ordination and Afterlife

Offerings, Ordination and Afterlife.

Congratulations to Heather Ordover of Craftlit.com for reaching her 200^th episode.  Heather inspired me to start Torah Threads and is a wonderful literature teacher.  I have truly grown in my understanding of literature through her podcasts. 

Tetzaveh 5771: Priestly Fibers

For More information about Priestly Garb look at: 

The Temple Institute detailed drawings and descriptions

http://www.templeinstitute.org

For more information on the Urim & Thummim  look at the Jewish Encyclopedia

http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=52&letter=U&search=urim%20thumim

For more information on why the words Urim and Thummim appear in Hebrew on the Seal of Yale University look at: 

http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/01_03/seal.html