Yoma 19: Sadducee Drama and Keeping the Kohen Gadol Awake
More on preparing the kohen gadol before Yom Kippur. For example, assessing the fitness if the given kohen gadol in the lishkat ha-gazit - done by the Sanhedrin. Note how much attention was paid to determining whether the kohen was fit. What if he wasn't at risk of being a Sadducee, etc.? Why did they put him through such a rigorous preparation time, walking from end to end of the Temple, to get to the right chambers? Perhaps to make sure he's fit, or why would he bother? Maybe to keep a fit kohen humble. Plus: The story of a Sadducee who messed with the service of the incense, and what…
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