Jewish Temple Institute Completes Crown for High Priest
It is made of pure gold with the words "Holy for G-d" (Holy to HaShem) engraved on the headplate.
(Israel)—As the Jewish holiday of Chanukah approaches, the Temple Institute in Jerusalem has announced that the Tzitz, the High Priest's headplate—made of pure gold with the words "Holy for G-d" (Holy to HaShem) engraved on the headplate—is completed and now ready for use in the Holy Temple. (Photo from video: UniversalTorah.com)
Rabbi Chaim Richman, International Director of the Temple Institute is quoted as saying that until it can actually be used, the Tzitz will be on view in the Institute's permanent exhibition display, together with other vessels and priestly garments fashioned for use in the Holy Temple by the Institute. To watch a video, from UniversalTorah.com, explaining the crafting of the headplate, CLICK HERE.
Notes reporter Hillel Fendel, "The new Tzitz is an improvement on one made several years ago, in that it has a back piece, in accordance with some commentators and the account of Josephus. In addition, it has a locking mechansim so that it will not slip off the Priest's head, and can be adjusted to fit heads of different sizes. The old one will be preserved, of course as a; "spare," in keeping with the Mishnaic account that several models of various vessels were kept in the Temple, in case the need arose to replace one."
