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BEIT HAMIKDASH

Why the Kohanim's Drink Wasn't Part of the Service

Why the Kohanim's Drink Wasn't Part of the Service

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A very short piece on why a customary drink taken by the Kohanim wasn't considered part of the formal avodah.

Audio Transcript
  1. The Drinkโ€™s Role Is Not Avodah

And it's easier. So the drink, which is nothing, it's not part of the avodah, it's just to make it easier to skin, just think, made it a ื›ื•ืก of gold. The Gemara asks why, and the Gemara answers, ืื™ืŸ ืขื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื.

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