ezekiel

The fourth chapter of the Book of Ezekiel finds God instructing the prophet to perform a series of bizarre tasks.

Special scriptural readings for the Festival of Weeks.

Jerusalem is a bloody mess.

Regulations for the Zadokite priests.

Bones rising to new life.

Ezekiel presents regulations to be observed in the Third Temple.
Ashkenazic custom: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18
Sephardic custom: Ezekiel 45:18-46:15

Jewish literature is rife with allegory and metaphor.

The controversial Book of Ezekiel nearly didn't make it into the biblical canon, but it has had a lasting impact on both liturgical practice and mystical traditions.