The Surprising Significance of the Bikkurim Basket

Sifrei Devarim 298:1

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

(Devarim 26:2) "And you shall put (them) in a basket": We are hereby apprised that they require (being handed to the Cohein in) a vessel.

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