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Parsha Halacha — halacha — Va'etchanan 5783

Выпуск: Parsha Halacha — halacha — Va'etchanan 5783. Темы: shabbat_laws, family_education, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: шаббат, законы шаббата, melacha, hilchot shabbat, שבת, הלכות שבת, מלאכה, воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. Only four of the original 24 family groups of Kohanim were among the returnees.4 They were then subdivided by the prophets of that era into 24 groups5 which were (re)named using the original names of the 24 families.6 If any Kohen who had remained in Babylonia would decide to come to Jerusalem, they would then serve in the family group that bore the name of their family.7 The Diaspora in the Galilee After the destruction of the Second Beit HaMikdash, these families all settled in various villages in the Galilee, each family in a separate village. It has been suggested that they did this in order to maintain their identities as individual families so that they would be able to serve in the Third Beit HaMikdash which they were hoping would be built imminently.8 Weekly Recitals It was customary in many shuls, up until at least the 11th century, to recite poetic prayers (called a piyut) on Shabbat that mentioned these family groups and specified the name of the family group that was supposed to serve in the coming week. 2 Synagogue Inscriptions In addition, during several excavations of ancient synagogues, inscriptions were found on the walls or pillars of the synagogue which list these families and the names of their cities.9 Specifically, one was found in the ruins of an ancient synagogue in Caesarea, while another was found on the pillar of an ancient mosque (which presumably had been a synagogue at some point) in a village outside of Sa’ana, Yemen.10 It has been suggested that these inscriptions were used to make the weekly announcement as to which family group should begin its turn that week. The 24 Family Groups King David divided the Kohanim into 24 family groups and instituted that they each serve in the Mishkan (and later, in the Beit HaMikdash) for one week on a rotational basis.2 Meaning that each group would get a turn once every 24 weeks. Morton Borg in loving memory of Stephen's father, Shmuel Tzvi ben Pinchas, and Bella's and Morton's parents, Avraham ben Yitzchak and Leah bas HaRav Sholom Zev HaCohen To sponsor or subscribe, please email

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Parsha Halacha

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28 июля 2023 г.

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5

Темы: shabbat_laws, family_education, parsha_commentary