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The Me'il of the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) created by the Temple Institute. The Me'il or Robe of the Ephod is one of the sacred robes ( bigdei kehunah ) of the Kohen Gadol ( Jewish High Priest ).1 The robe is described in Exodus 28:31–35 . It was worn under the Ephod . It was a sleeveless, purple-blue or violet ( techelet ) robe ( me'il ), woven in a single piece. The opening in the center for the High Priest's head to pass through was woven, not cut or torn ( Exodus 28:32 ). The lower hem of the garment was fringed with small golden bells alternating with pomegranate -shaped tassels of blue (turquoise), purple and scarlet wool ( Exodus 28:33–34 ). The golden bells are a necessity, and they must ring when the Kohen Gadol enters the Kodesh Hakodashim ( Holy of Holies ) on Yom Kippur , lest he die ( Exodus 28:35 ). Rashi deduces from this a mitzvah (law) for all the priestly vestments: “From the negative one can derive the positive: if he will have them he will not be liable for death; thus, if he enters lacking one of these garments he is liable for death at the hands of Heaven.” Rambam rules likewise. According to the Talmud , the wearing of the me'il atoned for the sin of lashon hara (evil speech) on the part of the Children of Israel . Hirsch, Emil G.; Levias, Caspar (1905), "Color", [[Jewish Encyclopedia]] , vol. Rashi's sources are Sanhedrin 83a and Zevachim 17b.2
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The robe of the High Priest as created by the Temple Institute.The priestly robe (Hebrew me'il מְעִיל ), sometimes robe of the ephod ( meil ha-ephod מְעִיל הָאֵפֹוד), is one of the sacred articles of clothing ( bigdei kehunah ) of the Jewish High Priest . The robe is described in Exodus 28:31–35 . It was worn under the Ephod . Like all the priestly garments, it was to be made by 'gifted artisans ... filled with the spirit of wisdom'.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The robe of the High Priest as created by the Temple Institute. The priestly robe ( me'il ), sometimes robe of the ephod ( meil ha-ephod ), is one of the sacred articles of clothing ( bigdei kehunah ) of the Jewish High Priest . The robe is described in Exodus 28:31–35 . It was worn under the Ephod . Like all the priestly garments, it was to be made by 'gifted artisans ... filled with the spirit of wisdom'.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The robe of the High Priest as created by the Temple Institute . The priestly robe ( me'il ), sometimes robe of the ephod ( מְעִיל הָאֵפֹוד meil ha-ephod ), is one of the sacred articles of clothing ( bigdei kehunah ) of the Jewish High Priest . The robe is described in Exodus 28:31–35 . It was worn under the Ephod . Like all the priestly garments, it was to be made by 'gifted artisans ... filled with the spirit of wisdom'.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
The robe of the High Priest of Israel as created by the Temple Institute .The priestly robe ( Hebrew : מְעִיל , romanized : məʿil ), sometimes robe of the ephod ( מְעִיל הָאֵפֹוד məʿil hāʾēp̄oḏ ), is one of the sacred articles of clothing of the High Priest of Israel . The robe is described in Exodus 28:31-35 . It was worn under the ephod . Like all the priestly garments, it was to be made by 'gifted artisans ... filled with the spirit of wisdom'.
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one of the sacred articles of clothing
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one of the sacred articles of clothing of the high priest of israel
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