Click: The Two Seeds of Abraham: The Chosen and the Called

	SHALOM AND WELCOME to the TEMPLE INSTITUTE                                                                                                                                   The Crown "And you shall make a crown of pure gold, and engrave on it in the manner of a signet ring: 'Holy to the L-rd.'" (Ex. 28: 36) he crown was a thin plate constructed of one piece of pure, solid gold. Unlike the crown worn by royalty on top of the head, this is worn across the forehead and extends from ear to ear. It was thin enough to arch across the forehead like a bow. Its width described by Maimonides as 2 The ark of the covenant is the only object that is placed within the Holy of Holies. Once a year, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the high priest enters the Holy of Holies, asking G-d to forgive the transgressions of the entire house of Israel. Made of wood covered with gold, it contained within it, during the period of the First Temple, the Two Tablets of the Law brought down from Mount Sinai by Moses, as well as a vessel containing mannah, and the staff of Aharon. Fearing its capture by the invading Babylonians, King Josiah had it removed from the Holy of Holies, and hidden in a chamber deep beneath the Temple Mount. A tradition of its exact location is maintained to this day. The above picture depicts a mock-up made by the Temple Institute for purposes of research and instruction.
	The meaning of the Star Of David: "The Origin Of The Six Point Star