Pidyon Haben (redemption of the firstborn son) “Take the Levites instead of all the firstborns among the children of Israel . . . You shall take five shekels per head, according to the holy shekel, by which the shekel is twenty gerahs.” Numbers 3:45-47 ————- Accordingly it is one of the rarest mitzvots because it has to meet the following conditions : -Both parents are Israelites, not kohen nor Levi and the mother’s father is neither a Kohen nor a Levi. -First pregnancy (not counting any miscarr

86 reactions · 26 shares | Amazing! An IDF combat soldier performed the "pidyon ha'ben" (redemption of the 1st born son) ceremony while serving in Gaza. When a Jewish woman gives birth to her first-born son, the father is obligated to redeem the child from a kohen, a priest. They perform a ceremony called the Pidyon Haben, the Redemption of the Son. The father “buys” his son from the priest to redeem him. Mazal tov | Uri Gobey | Facebook