ופתחת עליו פתוחי חתם קדש לד'
The Tzitz Hakodesh was a Head-Plate inscribed with the words Kodesh l’Hashem, Holy to Hashem, that was worn by the Kohen Gadol. These words were engraved on the Head-Plate similar to a signet ring. Pituchei chosam – “engraved like a signet ring” is used by the Gaon m’Vilna as an allusion to a statement made by Chazal. “Three keys (mafteichos, which have the same root word as pituchei) were not given to man. They remain in the domain of the Almighty (Only He can “open the door” to these events). They are: chayah, to give life to a child, the…
