The Shot
The Kohanim bring the Tamid offering to the Mizbeyach.
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #20
The Shot
Bordeaux, Monsieur?
The Memuneh looks on as Yonasan the Levi collects the wine for the nesachim of the Tamid offering.
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #19
The Shot
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The Kohanim rinse out the intestines of the Tamid offering.
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #18
The Shot
Mopping Up
A Kohen throws the blood of the Tamid offering onto the northeastern corner of the Mizbeyach.
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #17
The Shot
Night Light
A Kohen prepares the lamps of the Menorah for the evening lighting.
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #16
The Shot
At Arm's Length
The Leviim open the doors leading to the Heychal entrance.
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #15
The Shot
Final Check
The Tamid lamb takes a drink of water as the Kohanim inspect it for blemishes.
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #12
The Shot
Counting Sheep
Yonasan helps prepare the lamb for the Tamid offering.
Friday, May 30, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #11
The Shot
By the Dawn's Early Light
Yonasan and the Memuneh watch for the sunrise
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #10
The Shot
Chop Chop
The Kohanim prepare firewood for the Outer Mizbeyach
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #9
The Shot
The Sought-After Scoop
A Kohen separates a bit of ashes from the Outer Mizbeyach.
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #8
The Shot
A Little Cranky in the Morning
The Kiyor is raised out of the ground upon the steps of the Ulam.
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #7
The Shot
Time to Make the Doughnuts
The flour offering of the Kohen Gadol is prepared early in the morning.
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #6
The Shot
Parts Check
The Memuneh leads a contingent of Kohanim around the perimeter of the Azarah.
Sunday, April 20, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #5
The Shot
The Memuneh retrieves a key from beneath a floor tile.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Cutting the Omer — Chol Hamoed Pesach 5785
Friday, April 11, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #3
The Shot
Down Below
The Memuneh, along with Yonasan the Levi, make their way through the labyrinth of passageways beneath the Beis Hamikdash.
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #2
The Shot
Knock Knock
The Memuneh, along with Yonasan the Levi, are admitted through a small door to the side of the Nitzotz Gate.
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego® #1
The Shot
Greeting the Guards
The Memuneh, along with Yonasan the Levi, greet the guards stationed outside one of the Courtyard gates.
The Biblical Neivel: Three Opinions
On Erev Pesach, as the multitudes offered their pascal lambs in the Azarah of the Beis HaMikdash, a group of Leviim stood upon the duchan to provide musical and choral accompaniment during the avodah. This was more than just an annual performance, for the Leviim would sing and play every single day in the Beis HaMikdash. One of the instruments that featured daily was the neivel (pl. nevalim). This musical device is mentioned often in the verses of Tanach and was certainly well-known in its day, yet its exact description varies wildly among the sources.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Tamid Photo Essay in Lego®: An Introduction
Bedtime stories in the Elan house would often feature vignettes of the Beis Hamikdash, and Shabbos afternoons in the Elan house would often feature Lego® building sessions. While both of those activities have been few and far in between as of late (it is hard to tell your kids bedtime stories when they go to sleep after you do), I have always thought about how those two hobbies could be combined. My solution was to build small dioramas of the Beis Hamikdash out of Lego® that showcase some classic scenes from the familiar tales.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
The Terry Elan Memorial Lecture 2025: Music of the Mikdash
To mark my father's yahrtzeit on 29 Shevat I delivered a new slideshow titled Music of the Mikdash: Reconstructing the musical instruments of the Leviim and recapturing the lost Song of Zion. See the full video below!
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Preview of the Terry Elan Memorial Lecture 2025
On Sunday, March 2, 2025, I will be delivering a lecture in memory of my father IYH. The title is Music of the Mikdash: Reconstructing the musical instruments of the Leviim and recapturing the lost Song of Zion.
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