Chief religious official of ancient Judaism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jewish High Priest used to be the leader of Judaism. He led worship at the Temple in Jerusalem. Aaron was the first high priest.
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The high priests started in biblical times, but when the Second Temple was destroyed there were no more high priests.
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