Why kohanim wash their hands

Hi,

"The kohanim were instructed to sanctify their hands and feet from the water of the kiyor before their service, to demonstrate the idea that the hands receive celestial influence from the water of the [celestial] Well."

היו הכהנים מצווין בקידוש ידים ורגלים ממי הכיור קודם עבודתן, והוא להורות על הכוונה כי הידים הם מקבלים מלמעלה השפע ממי הבאר...

(Rabbi Moshe Isserless, Torat haOlah 2:46)

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Mordechai

Moshe and the Mirrors

Hi,

"When Gd told Moshe to create the Mishkan… the women asked, 'What can we donate for the Mishkan collection?' They stood and brought their mirrors to Moshe.

"When Moshe saw the mirrors, he raged at them, telling the Jews, 'Take sticks and break their legs! For what purpose would we need these mirrors?'

"Gd said to Moshe, 'Moshe! You degrade these things? These mirrors are what created the multitudes of Jews in Egypt! Take the mirrors from them, and make from them the copper sink and its base for the kohanim, with which the kohanim will sanctify themselves.'"

(Midrash Tanchuma Pekudei 9)

Have a great day,
Mordechai