Already within the Bible itself, the blue cord (p’til t’khelet) by which the plate (tzitz) bearing that inscription is fastened to the high priest’s headpiece appears also on the corner ...

While we might assume that these garments are ceremonial and exist for the purpose of honoring the priests, we learn at the end of the chapter that this clothing is, in fact, protective.

The high priest’s robe will have on its hem “pomegranates of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, all around the hem, with bells of gold between them all around: a golden bell and a pomegranate, a ...

We may consider this as a reference to the High Priest's robe, which was "woven from a single thread", without stitching (Fl. Josephus, a III, 161). For he, the Crucified One, is the true High Priest.

In conclusion, the priestly garments indeed give expression to the essence of the people that the High Priest represents. The garments, as noted, form a dichotomy between body and head.

What the high priest’s holy garments teach us about the importance of wearing a mask. The holy work of saving lives requires each of us to wear our sacred garb, writes Rabbi Emily Cohen.

To that end the group has also recreated more than 70 “sacred vessels” and garments for the high priest, to Jewish legal specifications, which are on display in its Jerusalem headquarters in ...