The gold bells and the pomegranates are to alternate around the hem of the robe. Gold bells alternate with pomegranate tassels around the hem — the beauty and the sound combine in the priest's lowest garment. The alternating pattern — bell, pomegranate, bell, pomegranate — creates a regular rhythm when the priest moves. The regular rhythm of the bells is the liturgical heartbeat of the sanctuary: the sound of service, the announcement of access, the music of the covenant community's most intimate moment of approach. The visual beauty of the pomegranates and the auditory beauty of the bells together say: the service of God engages all the senses.

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