Mishnah 1
1)
(a)They now brought the Kohen Gadol the Kaf and a Machtah (See Meleches Sh'lomoh). Where did they bring them from?
(b)What did the Machtah contain (See Tos. Yom-Tov)?
(c)What did the Kohen Gadol then do?
(d)How did they measure the amount of Ketores that he placed into the Kaf?
(e)What does the Tana mean when he adds 've'Kach Haysah Midasah'?
1)
(a)They now brought the Kohen Gadol the Kaf and a Machtah (See Meleches Sh'lomoh) - from the Lishkas ha'Keilim (the chamber where the holy Keilim were stored).
(b)The Machtah was - full of Ketores (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
(c)The Kohen Gadol then - took a handful of Ketores from that Machtah.
(d)The handful - depending on the size of the Kohen Gadol was the only measurement that determined the amount of Ketores that he placed into the Kaf.
(e)When the Tana adds 've'Kach Haysah Midasah', he means - that likewise, when, in the Kodesh Kodashim, the Kohen Gadol poured the Ketores into his hands from the Kaf, he poured it directly into his hands (without using a measuring vessel).
2)
(a)In which hand did the Kohen Gadol hold the Machtah and the Kaf respectively, when he entered the Kodesh ha'Kodashim?
(b)Why was that?
2)
(a)When entering the Kodesh Kodashim - the Kohen Gadol held the Machtah in his right hand, and the Kaf in his left hand.
(b)The Machtah in his right hand - since it was both heavy and hot (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
3)
(a)He traversed the Heichal until he reached the two curtains that divided the Kodesh Kodshim and the Heichal. How much space was there between them
(b)Why were the two curtains necessary? Why did one not suffice?
(c)Where exactly was the entrance to enter the space between them, and where was the entrance to the Kodesh ha'Kodashim?
(d)How was the entrance formed?
(e)This is the opinion of the Tana Kama. What does Rebbi Yossi learn from the Pasuk in Terumah "Ve'hivdilah ha'Paroches lachem bein ha'Kodesh u'vein Kodesh ha'Kodashim"?
3)
(a)He traversed the Heichal until he reached the two curtains that divided the Kodesh Kodshim and the Heichal - and which were one Amah apart.
(b)The two curtains necessary - because they were not sure whether the Amah-thick wall that stood in the first Beis-ha'Mikdash had the status of the Heichal or of the Kodesh ha'Kodashim (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
(c)The opening to enter the space between them was - on the south, whereas the entrance to the Kodesh ha'Kodashim was - on the north.
(d)The entrance was formed - by folding back the curtain (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
(e)This is the opinion of the Tana Kama. Rebbi Yossi learns from the Pasuk in Terumah "Ve'hivdilah ha'Paroches lachem bein ha'Kodesh u'vein Kodesh ha'Kodashim" - that there had to be only one curtain and not two (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
4)
(a)What did the Kohen Gadol do ...
1. ... upon entering the Kodesh Kodashim from the northern opening of the passageway?
2. ... when he reached the area where the two poles of the Aron ought to have been?
(b)Why can this not be taken literally as 'between the two poles'?
(c)What did he then do with the Ketores?
(d)What happened next (before he left the Kodesh ha'Kodashim)?
(e)How did he then take leave of the Kodesh Kodashim?
4)
(a)The Kohen Gadol ...
1. ... upon entering the Kodesh ha'Kodashim from the northern opening of the passageway - turned to his left and walked towards the location where the two poles of the Aron ought to have been.
2. ... when he reached that spot - he placed the Machtah in the area between the two poles (which used to reach right up to the single curtain that covered the entrance during the era of the first Beis ha'Mikdash).
(b)This cannot be taken literally as 'between the two poles' - since during the era of the second Beis ha'Mikdash, the Aron was not there.
(c)He then - gathered the Ketores in the Machtah into a pile ...
(d)... and waited for the smoke to rise and fill the Kodesh ha'Kodashim.
(e)And he took leave of the Kodesh Kodashim - by walking backwards via the way he entered.
5)
(a)What did he finally do before exiting the Heichal?
(b)Why did he make a point of keping his Tefilah short?
(c)He Davened that the weather should be warm and that the rain should fall in its time. What was his request concerning ...
1. ... 'Beis Yehudah'?
2. ... Parnasah?
(d)And what did ask for in connection with travelers?
5)
(a)Before exiting the Heichal - he said a short a short Tefilah ...
(b)... short, so as not to frighten the people into assuming that he had died upon entering the Kodesh ha'Kodashim (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
(c)He Davened that the weather should be warm, that the rain should fall in its time, that ...
1. ... Malchus should not be removed from 'Beis Yehudah', and that ...
2. ... Hash-m's people should not need to come on to one another, or on to any other nation for Parnasah.
(d)And he asked - that Hash-m should not accept the prayers of travelers who prayed that the rain should not fall, when Yisrael needed rain.
Mishnah 2
6)
(a)With regard to the location of the Aron, what was the name of the stone that now 're-placed' it?
(b)Why was it called by that name?
(c)When did it appear there?
(d)How far did it protrude from the ground?
(e)Why does the Mishnah mention it here?
6)
(a)With regard to the location of the Aron, the name of the stone that now 're-placed' it was - 'Even Shesiyah' ...
(b).. so-called because it was from it that Hash-m established the world ('mimenu Nishsas ha'Olam').
(c)It appeared there (See Tiferes Yisrael) - in the days of the early prophets (See Tos. Yom-Tov) and ...
(d)... it protruded three finger-breadths from the ground.
(e)The Mishnah mention it here - because it was on it that the Kohen Gadol placed the Machtah when he entered the Kodesh ha'Kodashim.
Mishnah 3
7)
(a)From where did the Kohen Gadol then retrieve the blood of his Par?
(b)Where did he take it to, and where did he stand?
(c)How many times did he proceed to sprinkle the blood towards the location of the Aron?
(d)If 'Achas le'Ma'alah ve'Sheva le'Matah' does not mean that he specifically sprinkled once on the (location of) the lid and seven times on that front of the Aron, then what does it mean?
(e)The Tana describes this as ke'Matzlif. What does 'ke'Matzlif' mean?
7)
(a)The Kohen Gadol then retrieve the blood of his Par - from the Kohen who was stirring it (on the fourth row from the Heichal in the Azarah).
(b)He took it to - the same location where he had taken the Ketores and he stood in the same spot that he stood on that occasion.
(c)He proceeded to sprinkle the blood towards the location of the Aron - eight times (as er shall now explain).
(d)'Achas le'Ma'alah ve'Sheva le'Matah' does not mean that he specifically sprinkled once on the (location of) the lid and seven times on that front of the Aron (location of) the lid and seven on that of its front, then what does - but that each Haza'ah fell on the ground in front of the location of the Aron a little further away from the Aron than the one that preceded it (See Tos. Yom-Tov) ...
(e)... 'ke'Matzlif'- like the lashes of Malkos, where the lashes went down his body, starting with the first lash which struck him beneath the shoulder-blades.
8)
(a)To keep track of the number, he counted aloud. After declaring 'Achas' whilst sprinkling the first Haza'ah, what did he declare whislt sprinkling ...
1. ... the second one?
2. ... the third one?
(b)Why was it necessary to repeat 'Achas' by each sprinkling?
(c)Why could he not simply count from one to eight?
(d)Having concluded with the Haza'os of the blood of the bull, where did he place the bowl with the remaining blood?
8)
(a)To keep track of the number, he counted aloud. After declaring 'Achas' whilst sprinkling the first Haza'ah, whilst sprinkling ...
1. ... the second one, he declared 'Achas ve'Achas', and whilst sprinkling ...
2. ... the third one - 'Achas u'Shetayim'.
(b)It was necessary to repeat 'Achas' by each sprinkling - to prevent him from erring and referring to the first Haza'ah le'Matah as 'Achas', and finishing one short at 'Sheva'.
(c)Nor could he not simply count from one to eight - since, it appears, it was a Mitzvah to conclude the count at seven.
(d)Having concluded with the Haza'os of the blood of the bull, he then placed the bowl with the remaining blood - on a one of two golden stands that stood in the Heichal.
Mishnah 4
9)
(a)They then brought the Kohen Gadol the goat (the Sa'ir la'Hashem) for him to Shecht. Where did they bring it?
(b)What did he do with it?
(c)Where did he place the bowl of blood that remained after the Haza'os, according to the Tana Kama?
(d)What does Rebbi Yehudah say?
9)
(a)They then brought the Kohen Gadol the goat (the Sa'ir la'Hashem) - to between the Ulam and the Mizbe'ach, for him to Shecht.
(b)He Shechted it - and followed exactly the same procedure as he did with the bull, regarding the sprinkling the blood in front of the Aron.
(c)According to the Tana Kama, he placed the bowl of blood that remained after the Haza'os - on a second golden stand in the Heichal.
(d)Rebbi Yehudah maintains however - that there was only one golden stand (from which he took the blood of the bull before placing on it the blood of the goat [See Tos. Yom-Tov]).
10)
(a)What did the Kohen Gadol now proceed to do first with the blood of the bull, then with the blood of the goat?
(b)Where was he standing at the time?
(c)What did he do next (in two stages)?
10)
(a)The Kohen Gadol now proceeded - to sprinkle first the blood of the bull, then the blood of the goat towards the Paroches (one above and seven below) just as he did earlier towards the Aron (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
(b)He was standing in the Heichal at the time.
(c)Following that - he poured the blood of the bull into the bowl containing the blood of the goat. Then, to ensure that the two sets of blood mixed well, he poured the blood into the bowl that had previously contained the blood of the bull.
Mishnah 5
11)
(a)The Kohen Gadol then took the bowl that now contained the mixed blood of the bull and the goat to the Mizbe'ach 'which was before Hashem'. Which Mizbe'ach is that?
(b)Which Avodah did he perform next?
11)
(a)The Kohen Gadol then took the bowl that now contained the mixed blood of the bull and the goat to the Mizbe'ach 'which was before Hashem' - (i.e. the Mizbe'ach ha'Zahav, which was in the Heichal) ...
(b)... in order to place the blood on its K'ranos.
12)
(a)The Tana Kama uses the expression 'Hayah Mechatei Veyoreid'. What does this mean?
(b)Why did he have to do that?
(c)Bearing in mind that he followed this procedure by each of the four K'ranos', what can we extrapolate from here?
(d)In which order did he place the Matanos?
(e)What does the Tana comment on the difference between the order of these Ha'za'os and the regular Haza'os on the Mizbe'ach ha'Chitzon?
12)
(a)The Tana Kama uses the expression 'Hayah Mechatei Veyoreid', which means that he smeared the blood in a downward direction (See also Tos. Yom-Tov) ...
(b)... because if he smeared it upwards, it would drip into his sleeves.
(c)Bearing in mind that he followed this procedure by each of the four K'ranos', we can extrapolate from here - that he actually walked from one Keren to another in order to perform this Avodah.
(d)The order of the Matanos was - north-east (See Tos. Yom-Tov), north-west, south-west and south-east.
(e)The Tana comments - that he finished the Haza'os here by the Keren where he normally began sprinkling on the Mizbe'ach ha'Chitzon
13)
(a)What were the dimensions of the Mizbe'ach ha'Zahav?
(b)Based on the small size of the Mizbe'ach ha'Zahav, in which basic point does Rebbi Eliezer disagree with the Tana Kama (See Tiferes Yisrael)?
(c)In which direction did he place the blood on ...
1. ... the three K'ranos that were the furthest away from him, according to Rebbi Eliezer (See Tos. Yom-Tov)?
2. ... the Keren next to which he was standing?
(d)Why did he do that?
(e)Like whom is the Halachah?
13)
(a)The Mizbe'ach ha'Zahav was two Amos by two Amos, and one Amah tall.
(b)Based on the small size of the Mizbe'ach ha'Zahav, Rebbi Eliezer maintains that he stood at the same point and smeared the blood on the K'ranios without moving (See Tiferes Yisrael).
(c)He therefore placed the blood on ...
1. ... the three K'ranos that were the furthest away from him - in an upward direction, and on ...
2. ... the Keren at which he was standing - in a downward direction ...
(d)... to avoid the blood dripping into his sleeves.
(e)The Halachah is - like the Tana Kama.
Mishnah 6
14)
(a)The Tana states that the Kohen Gadol then sprinkled the blood 'al Taharo shel Mizbe'ach. What does 'Taharo shel Mizbe'ach' mean?
(b)Why does he use this term?
(c)How many times did he sprinkle it there?
(d)Where did the Kohen Gadol pour the leftovers of the blood ...
1. ... of the bull and the goat?
2. ... of all the other various Korbanos all the year round?
14)
(a)The Tana states that the Kohen Gadol then sprinkled the blood 'al Taharo shel Mizbe'ach' - meaning on the actual surface of the Mizbe'ach.
(b)He used this term - to teach us that the Kohen Gadol had first to shovel the ashes to the side ...
(c)... after which he sprinkled the blood seven times.
(d)The Kohen Gadol poured the leftovers of the blood ...
1. ... of the bull and the goat - on the western Y'sod (i.e. on the western section of the south-western corner of the Mizbe'ach ha'Chitzon).
2. ... of all the other various Korbanos all the year round - on the southern Y'sod (i.e. the southern section of the same corner).
15)
(a)What happened to both sets of leftover blood on Yom Kipur when they intermingled?
(b)Where did the stream take them to?
(c)What did they then do with it?
(d)What if someone used the blood without paying for them?
15)
(a)On Yom Kipur, both sets of leftover blood intermingled - and fell into the Amah (the stream) which flowed through the Azarah ...
(b)... which flowed to the Valley of Kidron ...
(c)... where it was sold to gardeners as manure.
(d)If someone used the blood without paying for them - he was guilty of Me'ilah (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
Mishnah 7
16)
(a)The Mishnah now discusses 'Kol Ma'aseh Yom ha'Kipurim ha'Amur al ha'Seider'. What does the Tana mean by ...
1. ... 'Kol Ma'aseh Yom ha'Kipurim'?
2. ... ha'Amur al ha'Seider'?
(b)What does the Tana go on to say?
16)
(a)The Mishnah now discusses 'Kol Ma'aseh Yom ha'Kipurim ha'Amur al ha'Seider'. When the Tana says ...
1. ... 'Kol Ma'aseh Yom ha'Kipurim', he means - all Avodos that the Kohen Gadol performs in the Heichal and in the Kodesh Kodashim wearing the white garments.
2. ... ha'Amur al ha'Seider', he means - all the Avodos discussed in the Mishnah.
(b)The Tana goes on to say - that he performed the latter Avodah first, he has not fulfilled his obligation (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
17)
(a)According to the Tana Kama, if the Kohen Gadol sprinkled the blood of the goat before that of the bull, what did he have to do to rectify his mistake?
(b)What if the blood of the bull or of the goat spilled before he had finished sprinkling it in the Kodesh Kodshim or in the Heichal?
(c)And what did he do if the same thing happened to the blood that he placed and sprinkled on the Mizbe'ach ha'Zahav?
17)
(a)According to the Tana Kama, if the Kohen Gadol sprinkled the blood of the goat before that of the bull, in order to rectify his mistake- he had to then sprinkle blood of the goat again.
(b)If the blood of the bull or of the goat spilled before he had finished sprinkling it in the Kodesh Kodshim or in the Heichal - he had to bring more blood (from another bull or goat (See Tos. Yom-Tov DH 'mi'Makom she'Pasak') and perform those particular Haza'os again.
(c)And the same applied - there where this happened to the blood that he placed and sprinkled on the Mizbe'ach ha'Zahav.
18)
(a)Why, in the latter two cases, was the Kohen Gadol not obligated to begin all over again with the Haza'os of the blood of the bull?
(b)What do Rebbi Elazar and Rebbi Shimon say?
(c)Like whom is the Halachah?
18)
(a)In the latter two cases, the Kohen Gadol was not obligated to begin all over again with the Haza'os of the blood of the bull - because each set of Haza'os is an independent Kaparah.
(b)According to Rebbi Elazar and Rebbi Shimon - if the blood spilled in the middle of one set of Haza'os, he simply continues sprinkling the fresh blood where he left off (See Tos. Yom-Tov).
(c)he Halachah is - like the Tana Kama.
