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The Ark of the Covenant with all its contents weighs about 9 tons, and naturally cannot be carried by humans. So how was it carried? Miraculously - the Ark "carries" the Levites who hold it, and they don't carry it!
את בגדי הכהנים שיצאו משימוש היו ממחזרים- ומכינים מהם פתילות למנורות במקדש.
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כשאומרים במקדש "מסיבה" לא מתכוונים למסיבת בר מצווה, אלא לגרם מדרגות לולייניות- מסובבות.
Those who lit the lamps of women's aid on the occasion of the Feast of the House of the Sheva were priests, who carried heavy oil jars on their backs (each containing 30 logs of oil!) as they climbed a very high ladder.
לפני כל עבודה במקדש מברכים הכהנים: "אשר קדשנו בקדושתו של אהרן וצוונו..."
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"הגרס בן לוי" היה הממונה על השיר במקדש, והיה יודע לנגן באצבעותיו על מיתרי הקול ולהוציא קולות מיוחדים. אך כיוון שלא הסכים ללמד אחרים לעשות זאת, סודו נאבד, ועל כך חז"ל מבקרים אותו.
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When blessings are heard in the Temple, they do not respond "Amen" but: "Blessed is the name of the glory of His kingdom forever and ever."
Children of priests up to the age of mitzvot are called "robim," and from then until the age of 20 they are called "flowers of the priesthood." Robim and flower priests have already begun to do various jobs in the Temple, such as guarding, lighting the women's lamps, keeping the High Priest from falling asleep on the eve of Yom Kippur, and more.
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The showbread was kosher for Passover all year round!
While Herod was repairing the Temple, it only rained at night!
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The Temple Scroll, which contains the architectural plan and secrets of the Temple, was passed down from generation to generation from the time of Moses to King Solomon.
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The blood remnants of all the victims are recycled and used to fertilize the fields of Jerusalem.
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The Temple Mount, according to Ezekiel's prophecy, is thirty-six times larger than its present dimensions.
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Even a person from Israel, and not just a priest, can slaughter in the Temple.
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The High Priest entered the Holy of Holies 4 times during Yom Kippur, not just once.
There are approximately 200 commandments that cannot be observed without a temple.
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Each challah of the Shewbread weighed 6 kg, and each priest lifted 6 challahs at once!
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Throughout the entire history of the temple there have only been 9 red cows!
Every Sukkot holiday, balconies for women would be set up anew at the "Women's Aid."
Not only women joined the "Women's Aid" at the temple
But also men.
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No one is allowed to sit in the throne except the kings of the House of David.
In the First Temple there were 11 lampstands and 11 tables of showbread.
Every person from Israel is allowed to light the menorah.
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To make repairs in the Holy of Holies, the craftsmen would enter the ark from the ceiling.
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The height of the temple was one hundred cubits, that is, 50 meters - the height of a 25-story building!
בפתח ההיכל היתה דלת שלא נכנס בה אדם מעולם.
The Western Wall where we pray is the Western Wall of the Temple Mount, not of the Temple.
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During the celebration of Beit Hashoeva, Rabban Gamliel would do "juggling" - he would take 8 torches of fire, throw them in the air and catch them.
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It's not just the Levites who are allowed to play music in the Temple!
Although only Levites are permitted to sing in the Temple, playing is also permitted for an Israelite, if he is privileged.
בימי החורף הקרים לפעמים היה קרח על כבש המזבח. כדי שהכהנים לא יחליקו היו מפזרים עליו מלח.
The priests' clothing consisted of a shatanez - a combination of wool and linen. Wearing a shatanez is forbidden everywhere - but in the Temple it is a mitzvah and an obligation!
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The Western Wall is not the front wall of the Temple Mount, but is located on the west side behind the Holy of Holies.
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The Torah commanded that the daily sacrifice come from the community - from all of Israel, and the one who offers the sacrifice must stand by it at the time of its offering. Therefore, it was established that Israel be divided into twenty-four shifts, and each week, emissaries from that shift came to stand by the daily sacrifice on behalf of the entire people of Israel.