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The Role of the Tzibbur in Avodat HaKohen HaGadol
The Role of the Tzibbur in Avodat HaKohen HaGadol, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
What is the role of the community in the Avoda of Yom haKippurim?
Vayikra 16, which is read in its entirety as the Kriat haTorah of Yom haKippurim, details the Avoda of the Kohen Gadol. At first read, it appears to be a ritual that the Kohen Gadol must perform any time that he chooses to enter the "Dvir" (Kodesh Kodoshim) - or if there is an occasional need to cleanse the Mishkan from Tum'ah. Yet, at the end of the chapter, we are told that this is an annual rite, one in which only one person performs all of the Avoda…
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