Julia's Torah Portion

Julia’s Haftarah Portion

Ezekiel 44:15-21

But the Levitical priests, the son of Tzadok, who kept the charge of My sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from Me — they shall come near to Me to minister to Me; and they shall stand before Me to offer to Me the fat and the blood — says God. They alone shall enter My sanctuary, and come to My table, to minister to Me, and they shall keep My charge. When they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen garments; they shall wear no wool while on duty at the gates of the inner court, and within. They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and linen breeches on their loins; they shall not gird themselves with anything that causes sweat. When they go out into the outer court —the outer court where the people are — they shall take off the clothes in which they minister, and place them in the holy chambers; and they shall put on other clothes, lest they consecrate the people through contact with their clothing. They must not shave their heads, nor let their hair grow long; they shall trim the hair of their heads. No priest may drink wine when he enters the inner court.