News of what appears to be a parah adumah, fully red cow, on a small farm just outside of Lakewood has been attracting increasing attention.
Interest has been heightened by her rapidly approaching second birthday, at which point the cow would become permissible for this extremely rare halachic phenomenon.
“Somebody from Brooklyn called and offered me one million dollars for her, but I told him that she’s not for sale. This is a gift from Hashem,” said owner Herbert Celler. “When he asked me what I’m going to do with her, I told him that I’m going to be the first in line when Moshiach comes.”
A parah adumah, or red heifer, is necessary to produce the ash needed for the ritual purification process, essential to performing the service in the Beis Hamikdash.
Since the cow’s birth, on April 2, 2013, which fell on Isru Chag Pesach, Mr. Celler says that he has been extremely vigilant in ensuring that she should not engage in any work or carrying an load, that could halachically disqualify her, as well as doing his utmost to prevent her from incurring any blemishes.
“My workers know that no one is allowed to even touch her,” he said.
A member of a breed of cows indigenous to the Netherlands, she weighs between 500 and 600 pounds, which is on the lighter side given her breed and age. Born on the Celler farm in Howell, her parents appear to be regular black cattle, although her mother, known as Bonnie, does have a tinge of red in her back legs.
Celler said that many ambitious livestock breeders have attempted to create red heifers through genetic manipulation or other artificial means, but that this cow’s red-brown eye color confirms her authenticity. An electric fence prevents visitors from getting too close, but based on this writer’s unprofessional investigation she certainly appears totally red. No name was given. “If you have to bring her for a korban, I don’t want to get attached,” Celler explained.
The son of Holocaust survivors, Celler has lived in the Lakewood area since 1961 and attended the Betzalel Hebrew Day School. He operates a sheitel outlet, known as Classy Hair Design, the profits of which go to aid poor Lakewood families.
“A lot of people have been coming to see her. Some Rabbis from Israel are supposed to come check her out sometime soon,” he said. “This is a gift to the Jewish people.”
BH” Aduma comes from adama-earth so the red is an earthy color:)
Israel jubilee is here at last. let watch out
Mashiach ben David will not allow the killing of a parah adumah. The red heifer will purify The Temple Mount by being there with the Mashiach. The Third Temple will not be of human hands but of high spiritual presence of Shekhinah. Those believing that Mashiach will prepare the parah adumah by killing that cow are really delusional people. Be aware!
#66 Why not in NJ? Are there no Jews in NJ?
It is not up to men, where the tenth one is found…Except for that men must watch for her, and examine her. So, the circumstances are right.
And if it had been born on a goy farm, would they have even noticed? Lake wood is as good a place as any, for a Jewish farmer who flies, and waits and watches for Mashaich.
Not to split red hairs, but I was under the impression that the heifer has to be around two, which it already is. The Temple Mount is occupied by the Dome of the Rock. By the time a temple would be built in it’s place, assuming the Mount were free. wouldn’t this heifer be too old? Correct me if I’m wrong.
They better put guards around it. Im sure some jihadist will want to kill it.
Go on Google.com and type in Highland Cattle. They all look like this one. As much as I anxiously await Moshiach, I think I would have taken the $1 million and donated it to my rabbi to build our new Chabad house instead. I not sure this cutie is The One. But we never know, do we?
I’m truly amazed.
its so awsome
tuf shin ayin hay is the numerical value of bnissan asidim lhigoeil.
tuf shin ayin hay is the numerical value of bnissan asidim lhigoeil.
To number 20. How did you get 775 in the gematria?
Highland Cattle are all red!!!!!!!!!!! Been saying this for years
First long-haired cow I’ve ever seen! So glad that the farmer is not out for huge sums of cash for her but is giving her away to Israel instead! God bless that farmer!!!
Why in NJ of all places though… that’s one thing to definitely ask moshiach when he arrives.
Moshiach’s on his way
Megillah 17 says that the year before shmitta there will be alarms sounded in Israel & at the end of the shmitta year the beis hamikdash will be rebuilt…..it’s all a gradual process like we daven three times a day מצמיח קרן יהושע
Mochiach
I saw a Kolle l guy tip this cow into a big vat of red dye.
..seriously, there is a whole bunch of them there!
im seeing brown also
I am not an expert on cattle, however I did not know that some female cattle had horns. The nose of this animal is clearly white. Many completely red heifers are born each year, especially from the Red Angus type. Rabbi Chaim Richman of the Temple Institute has seen them. Unfortunately the ones born in the United States almost always have an ID tag placed on their ears which is a blemish. Moshiach is already here and eventually I will prove it.
that means it will come before it dies
yay
This cow is so cute! Hope it’s the real one!
its a light color red
Hope it means moshiach is really coming asap…. Been way too longgg
What color do you see I’m seeing brown!!!!
Now we have greater hope. this is awesome.
this breed has a red line…. you see many that ‘look’ red all over. the question is if it has not got 2 hairs of a diff color. still its the cutest cow ever. i loooove this breed. and they are very hardy. lets hope this is finally the one.
i just read a holocaust story of a bro telling his something like a nevuah that moshiach is supposed to come in the yr that ends with #5 but she was tooooo hysterical to hear the whole thing.
now w/ this story i’m positive moshiach’s coming
Hope it means moshiach is really coming asap…. Been way too longgg
its blood will be sprinkled? Gee, and here I thought it was the ashes of the burnt animal..
1) It will not be burned on the Mizbach, but on a stack of wood on one of the mountains near the Har HaBais.
2) No blood will be sprinkled on anybody. Ashes mixed with well-water are sprinkled on people, not blood.
Rambam Hilchos Pora Adumah Chapter 3.
This shows regardless if it’s real or not we have to take something opon ourself weather it’s legit or not
Not so. The Parah Adumah is not a “Korban”, and is not brought into the Bet Hamikdash. And not burned on the mizbeah. It is slaughtered and burne on Har Hazeitim.
Is this red or is it orange? From what I remember in the picture books they look real red. Anyone know?
Hell be here tomorrow
Soon they will find a few hairs that will disqualify it, just as many times has happened. Wait and see, don’t hold your breath!
Opposite!
Wow that’s a lot to turn town a פרה אדומה for a million dollars.
Wow!! Now let’s all greet Moshiach. Are you ready? I surely am 🙂 lets go lets go:)
Yes it will be shechted and then burned on the מזבח and then its blood will be sprinkled on whoever is tamei on the 3rd and 7th day.
I highly doubt that it is realy a real פרה אדומה
It says ”פרה אדומה תמימה אשר אין בו מום….” which means a complete red cow which has no blemish, therefore there are many ways to פוסל a פרה אדומה ת for example if its eyes are crossed for then we know that it worked, or if there are two white hairs that by there stem they are white, both of these things render it improper to be a פרה אומה.
Now till it is checked over I do not think that ט
I think your mixing it up w/ the SHOR HABOR…
#20 meant that “b’nissan asidin l’higa’el” = 775, or תשע״ה
Iyh let’s do it part to bring moshiach now! 😉
it looks orangish brownish
This may very well be a sign that moshiach is very close, but we need to actualy do something b’poel mamash!
MOSHIACH IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO COMING!!!!!!!!!!!
RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG
EVERYONE HAVE LOTS OF AHAVAS YISROEL
looks like a hipster cow
This is so cool! And she is SO cute!!! Do we really have to kill her? :'(
It’s a Scotch Highland Cow from Norhern Scotland – I used to raise them in Vermont. I don’t know where the Netherland yichus part came from.
Does that mean she will be killed?
Nissan
Nun- 50
Yud – 10
Samech -60
Nun -50
50 + 10 + 60 + 50 =170
Thought about it, I would turn down a billion dollars to have the
Zechus of the 10th red heifer, for the third Beis Hamikdesh!
Moshiach now
Chabad will supply the jews
Lakewood would supply the para adumah
cooooooooooooooool! does that mean moshiach is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????
OH MY GOSH! A PARAH ADUMAH!
THIS IS CRAZY!
That is a lot to turn down 1 million dollars for a red heifer!!!
I’m so excited!!!! Moshiach now!
According to Chazal there has been so far 9 since MOSHE the 10th will be in the times of Moshiach.
In Nisan you will be redeemed, the numerical value is 5775
according to tradition there have been 9 red heifers since the first one in the time of Moshe Rabbeini and the 10th will be found for the Era of Moshiach to bring ritual purification for the Jewish people. May it be bekorov Mammash !
According to halacha what shade of “red” is red?
There are other areas in halacha that discuss the shade of the color red. V’dai L’Mevin.
Hahahahah like that one !
can u explain comment number 5
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It’s definitely not a chossid. Look at that tchup!
Another one!
Or is it brown
Moshiach now!!
Think good and it will be good, Moshiach now
He runs a shaitel outlet, maybe he found her a red shaitel. But seriously because he is a בעל צדקה maybe that is why he merited a red heifer.
Since the times of the Bais HaMikdash how many pure authentic red heifer reported?
YAY. HURRAY! HURRAH. IM HUNGRY. WHO WANTS BEEF?
this is just another sign that moshiach is here
all we need to do is open up our eyes.
There is no other explanation moshiach is here!!!!!
does that mean thats the tenth cow
and sooo cute looking…
So now all is left is moshiach.
Moshiach now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’nnj
this is something coool