Babylonian Talmud

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Holy of Holies. The ell of the entrance (to the Holy of Holies) was a matter of doubt to the sages. About the ark in the first and second Temples. He departed in the same manner as he had come (backwards). Whence do we deduce this ? The custom of the disciples when departing from their mas- ters. The difference of opinion between the sages about the ark : according to some it was taken into exile in Babylon, and according to others it was con- cealed in its place in the Temple. The world was created from the very middle, beginning with the extremities. Everything was created from Zion. How many times had he to sprinkle downwards ? One and one, one and two, etc. What was the law when the bloods of the bullock and the goat got mingled ? Whence does he begin (the sprinkling) ? The difference of opin- ion of some sages about this matter. Whether one is guilty when using the blood for his own purpose. How is the law if he performed the services in a wrong order, or in the wrong clothes ? Whether the atonement for all sins includes the sin of uncleanness in the Temple or not, . . 69-86 CHAPTER VI. MiSHNAS I. to V. The equality of the two he-goats. The law if one of them dies after the lots were cast. If a substitute was selected, and then the first one was found. The expression of the high-priest at his confession on the he-goat for Azazel. How the priest delivered the he-goat to its con- ductor. The question which R. Eliezer was asked, and his answers. How the prominent men of Jerusalem used to accompany the messenger of the he-goat. How far was Jerusalem from the Tsuk (the rock of its destina- tion) ? What was done with the tongue of crimson wool, and its significa- tion. About the ten booths between Jerusalem and the Tsuk, and how at each booth the messenger was offered meat and drink. Whether the high- priest was told when the he-goat reached its destination, or it was made known to him by a sign, 87-97 CHAPTER VII. MiSHNAS I. to III. How the high-priest came to read (the Torah), and in what clothes, and what section, and who were the persons that passed the holy scrolls from one to another until it reached the high-priest. The legend of Alexander the Macedonian and the high-priest Simeon the Upright. The legends about the tempter to idolatry, how he was caught in the time of Ezra and was burned to death. Also the legend of the tempter to fornication, how he was kept prisoner, was blinded in both eyes, and then liberated. Concerning the Great Assembly which has renewed the appella- tions of our Gofl, the great, the mighty, and the terrible, said by Moses, and which some of the prophets left out. What the high-priest did after reading the Torah. At what time the bullock and the seven sheep of the burnt- offerings were offered. How the conductor of the he-goat informs the high-priest that he fulfilled his duty. How the Urim and Tumim were XX SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS. made. How they were inquired of, and to whom. What letters were inserted in them. About the three crowns of the altar, the ark, and the table, who received them ? About the priest who was anointed for war, his garments, services, and descendants. How was the ceremony of inquiring the Urim and Tumim, and how the priest received the reply. Whence do we deduce that the inquiries are made for kings only ? . . 98-1 1 1 CHAPTER VIII. MiSHNA I. The afflictions which are obligatory on the Day of Atone- ment. What were the afflictions coming from the manna written in Deuter- onomy viii. 16 ? The visage of the Lord is not like that of a man. How the manna betrayed all the secrets of the Israelites. What is the meaning of the bread of Abirim ? What R. Aqiba said, and what R. Ishmael answered him. The question why the manna did not descend for the Israelites once a year, and its answer. What R. Eliezer the Modeite had to say about the manna, which R. Ishmael called a gathering of nonsensical words. How is it known that abstaining from washing and anointing is an affliction ? What is the law in regard of one being soiled in clay, etc., whether he may wash himself? When a man goes to receive his father, master, or superior, and has to wade in water reaching to his neck ? About the spring that issued from the Holy of Holies. Whether a great man is permitted to decide the question of a blemish of a firstling, and what R. Tzadok b. 'Haluqah answered. Whether children are to observe the afflic- tions ? The quantity of food and beverage prohibited from partaking on the Day of Atonement, 1 12-122 MiSHNAS II. to V. What is the law regarding one who ate and drank through forgetfulness ? At what age are children made to fast some hours on the Day of Atonement ? When a pregnant woman longs for the food which she has smelled. When a man is seized with bulimy, what he may eat, etc. What happened to some rabbis who were seized with bulimy. When a man is bitten by a mad dog. The five things mentioned as symp- toms of a dog's madness. What happened to R. Johanan and the matron of Rome. How the Sabbath must be superseded when life is threatened. The question put to R. Ishmael, R. Aqiba, and R. Eliezer b. Azariah when on the road about the same, and what they answered, . . 122-132 MiSHNA VI. For what transgressions the Day of Atonement atones. Does the Day of Atonement atone him who says : I will sin and God will forgive me ? What penitence atones for ? What R. Eliezer b. Azariah, while in Rome, was asked by R. Mathiah b. Heresh, and what he answered. What is called defamation of God. How penitence is great : it reaches the throne of His glory. How repentance is great : when an individual repents, the whole world is pardoned. Whether one who has confessed his sins on one Day of Atonement has also to confess on the next one ? The sin of Moses is compared to a woman who has eaten fruit on the Sabbatical year, and David's to a woman who has really sinned. He who has provoked his neighbor, even by words, must appease him. At what place in the prayer should he confess ? What the disciples of R. Ishmael taught, . 132-142 Appendix. The letter of a Gentile who has witnessed the ceremo- nies of Passover, and the procession of the high-priest to and from the Temple, 143-147 TRACT YOMAH (DAY OF ATONE- MENT). CHAPTER I. concerning the high-priest s preparations for the service of the day of atonement (when the temple was in existence). MISHNA: Seven days before the Day of Atonement the high-priest is to be removed from his house to the Palhedrin Chamber (Ttapedpaov), and another high-priest is appointed to substitute him in case he become unfit for the service by becom- ing unclean. R. Jedudah says another wife is to be appointed for him also, in case his own wife dies, whereas it is said [Lev.