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Priesthood in Judaism
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Kohen Presumption of priestly descent Priestly covenant
Roles Priestly Blessing Redemption of the firstborn son Tzaraath (skin disease and mildew) The Torah instruction of the Kohanim Sacrifice Incense offering Beth din shel Kohanim Priestly divisions
High Priests Aaron Eleazar Phinehas Eli Ahimelech Abiathar (First Temple) Zadok Shallum Hilkiah Jehoiada (Second Temple) Joshua the High Priest Simeon the Just Ishmael ben Elisha HaKohen Joshua ben Gamla Phannias ben Samuel
Twenty-four priestly gifts The ten gifts given in the Temple Sin offering Guilt offering Communal peace offering Fowl sin offering Leftovers from the suspensive guilt offering Oil from the offering for the leper Bread from First Fruits Showbread Leftovers of the meal offering Leftovers of the First Sheaf . Four gifts given in Jerusalem Firstborn animal First fruits Burnt offering Parts of the thank offering and Nazirite's offering Ten gifts given (even) outside of Jerusalem Heave offering Heave offering of the Levite's tithe Dough offering First shearing of the sheep Foreleg, cheeks and maw Coins for redemption of the firstborn son Redemption of a donkey Dedication of property to a priest Field not redeemed in a Jubilee year The property of the foreigner with no heir
Priestly garments All Priests Undergarments Tunic Turban Sash High Priest Robe Ephod Frontlet Breastplate Urim and Thummim
Miscellaneous topics The mitzvah of sanctifying the Kohen Kohanic disqualifications Holy anointing oil Kahen Aaron's rod Bat-Kohen (daughter of a kohen) Sons of Zadok Contact by a kohen with a dead body 13 Kohanic cities
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Kahen (Ge'ez: "ካሀን", Hebrew: "כהן" "priest"; plural "Kahant", Hebrew: "כהנת", "priests") ^[1] or in the popular name Qss (Ge'ez: "ቀሰ" Hebrew: "קס", "priest") ^[2] is the spiritual leader of Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews), similar to a Kohen or Rabbi. Their duty is to maintain and preserve the traditions and customs of the people. This has become more difficult by the people's encounter with the modernity of Israel, where most of the Ethiopian Jewish people now live.

Liqa Kahnet (High priest) is the leader of the priests. The present Liqa Kahnat is Raphael Hadane. ^[3]

References

^ Wolf Leslau, "kāhən" in Comparative Dictionary of Geʻez (Classical Ethiopic): Geʻez-English, English-Geʻez, with an index of the Semitic roots, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 1987, ISBN 978-3-447-02592-8, p. 278
^ "qss", Ibdi, p. 447
^ Chief Kes (High Priest) of the Jews of Ethiopia, Raphael Hadane's October 1998 Letter from Israel to the Jewish Community in Ethiopia Student Struggle