Amidah
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The Amidah, also called the Shemoneh Esreh, is an important prayer in Judaism. Religious Jews recite the Amidah during each of the three services prayed on weekdays: Morning, afternoon, and evening. O
Illustration from Brockhaus and Efron Jewish Encyclopedia (1906—1913)
Morning Prayer, 2005.
Kohen
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Kohen is the Hebrew word for "priest", used in reference to the Aaronic priesthood, also called Aaronites or Aaronides. They are traditionally believed, and halakhically required, to be of direct patr
The high priest in his golden garments (the chain censer depicted is anachronistic).
The priestly breastplate of the high priest.
Kohen, Kohen Gadol and a Levite (Charles Foster, 1873)
Qodeš l-Yahweh (Paleo-Hebrew alphabet), "Holy to Yahweh", an inscription worn on the forehead of the High Priest of Israel