Though dark be the night, one flame burns so bright
One becomes two and then two becomes more.
Though dark be the night, one flame burns so bright
One becomes two becomes more.
Oh dedication, oh rededication
Oh that was the start of our celebration.
Oh dedication, oh rededication
One becomes two becomes more.
© 2020, Jonathan R. CohenPriest. Descendants of Aaron who served in the Temple in Jerusalem. Today, in the absence of a Temple, Jews continue to keep track of who is a Cohen. A Cohen is accorded certain privileges in synagogue and is forbidden from entering a graveyard or marrying a divorcee. Priesthood is patrilineal – if one’s father was a Cohen, then one is a Cohen.
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