An integral part of ancient Temple rituals and a signal for the Messiah’s upcoming arrival, the red heifer holds great importance in Jewish tradition
Ynet reports the heifers were donated by evangelical farmers from Texas and were flown to Israel from New York on an American Airlines passenger flight after a long journey by truck from Dallas.
According to Jewish tradition, a kosher red heifer has a reddish-brown tone with no discoloration, and its ashes are used for ritual purification of Tum'at HaMet, that is, an Israelite who had come into contact with a corpse. The ritual purity obtained through the ashes of a red heifer was a necessary prerequisite for participating in services at the ancient Jewish Temples.
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