(JTA) — One year ago, in the days leading up to Purim, my co-workers and I were understandably tense. The novel coronavirus, still quite novel to the United States, had prompted a slew of difficult ...

This week, we read about the vestments worn by the priests and high priests. An elegant tunic, topped by a flowing robe with golden tassels was girded by a majestic sash and adorned by a fashionable ...

Of all the prophets, none has ever been so close to the Divine as Moses. God spoke to him face-to-face, “as one speaks to a friend.” But when it came to human relationships, his brother, Aaron, was ...

Clothes make the man, they say. In Roman Catholicism, the clothes say something about God as well. A priest’s ceremonial garments, or vestments, are meant to convey a sense of gravity; they emphasize ...

The Ramban sees special significance in the bells attached to the high priest’s garments. He notes that the bells seemingly exist at counter-purposes with the prestige of these garments. Bells are not ...

What are we to make of the long descriptions of the High Priest’s ceremonial garments in this week’s portion? The garments include a breastplate, a robe, a fringed tunic, a headdress and a sash and an ...

Moshe is commanded to prepare special garments for the priests to wear in the Mishkan (Mikdash). The Torah states that the purpose of these garments is: "Make sacred vestments for your brother Aaron, ...

While the library at New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology — also called FIT — has many books on fashion, the oldest tome in its collection is no Parisian catalogue, but rather a Jerusalem ...