Red heifer

A Red Angus cow which is grown by the Temple Institute for the red heifer sacrifice and burning in the reconstruction of the Third Temple in Jerusalem

The red heifer (Hebrew: פָּרָה אֲדֻמָּה, romanized: pārā ʾădummā) was a reddish brown cow sacrificed by Temple priests as a purification ritual in biblical times.

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