Paroketh: Rending the Veil

For centuries, a single curtain stood between humanity and the Divine Presence. I open it with four Hebrew letters and my own two hands.

In the ancient Tabernacle, and later in the Temple in Jerusalem, a great curtain hung before the innermost chamber. Behind it was the Holy of Holies, the dwelling place of the Divine Presence. Only one person ever passed through it: the High Priest, once a year, on the Day of Atonement.

The Hebrew name for that curtain is Paroketh. It means veil.