The red heifer (Hebrew: פָּרָה אֲדֻמָּה, romanized: parah adumah) was a reddish brown cow sacrificed by Temple priests as a purification ritual in biblical times.

The Red Heifer (parah adumah in Hebrew), was the cow whose ashes were used in the purification rites for one who had been contaminated through having come into contact with a …

2019年7月11日 · The parah adumah, Red Cow is the quintessential mitzvah that defies human reasoning. Its ashes reversed the spiritual status of a Jew who was defiled by the impurity of a …

The parah adumah is necessary to remove only one kind of tumah—tumat met. The corpse is called avi avot hatumah (a post-Talmudic term), and anyone who becomes tamei from a …

Featuring a modern English translation and a commentary that presents a digest of the centuries of Torah scholarship which have been devoted to the study of the Mishneh Torah by …

2025年3月21日 · The Red Heifer, or Parah Adumah, is considered one of the most mysterious commandments in the Torah. The reasoning behind its structure – a protocol to purify those …

The red heifer — *parah adumah* in Hebrew — is an unblemished and completely red cow that has never been put to work. The animal’s ashes are used to purify someone who has come …

One of the most enigmatic mitzvahs in the Torah is the parah adumah, the red heifer. Burned near the Holy Temple, its ash was mixed with water and used for ritual purification of those who'd …

The ritual of the Parah Adumah, the red heifer, is part of one of the most mysterious rituals described in the Torah. The purpose of this ritual is to purify people from the defilement …

Introduction to Hilchos Parah Adummah Included in this text are two positive commandments. They comprise the following: 1) the laws of the red heifer; 2) the laws of the impurity and purity …