Your Investments: The Red Heifer and planning for weddings - opinion We don’t always think so far ahead when it comes to planning for life-cycle events, but we need to.

Parashat Chukat presents us with detailed instructions on how to prepare and apply the ashes of the Red Heifer, necessary for achieving the highest level of ritual purity and a prerequisite for ...

A red heifer raised in Israel was disqualified for sacrifice after two black hairs were found on its body. It was used in a practice burning ceremony for priests.

A red heifer cow is burned on a pyre on a remote hilltop in northern Israel in a practice ritual ceremony, on July 1, 2025 – in preparation for an official one on the Mount of Olives near ...