Yom Kippur Service

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1. The Significance of the Incense

   Rabbi Yehuda Rock

   This article analyzes the various appearances of the incense; apparently the incense signifies God's presence as a result of the sacrificial offerings. Why then did Nadav and Avihu die while offering incense? Why was the incense chosen to test kedusha and God's choice?

2. The Yom Kippur Service

   Rabbi Yair Kahn | 12 minutes

   The tragedy of Nadav and Avihu highlights the tension between the concepts of the “thirsting for the living God” and “No man shall see me and live”. Our parasha continues from where Shemini left off and prevents the tragedy from recurring by emphasizing the importance of the ketoret (the incense cloud) as necessary in the Kohen Gadol's entrance to the Holy of Holies, as the steps of the Yom Kippur Service are presented.

3. The Egla Arufa Ritual

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   תאריך פרסום: August 2013 | | 17 minutes

   Our parasha discusses the egla arufa- the calf that is killed in a ritual outside town, after someone has been murdered by an unknown perpetrator. This shiur compares this scenario with other rituals—the scapegoat of Yom Kippur and the para aduma (red heifer), which also occur outside the holy precincts. What is the inherent purpose and symbolism behind these seemingly strange and exceptional rites?

4. The Mysterious White Garments of Yom Kippur

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   Why does the Kohen Gadol don white garments during the Yom Kippur service? Does this symbolize a heightened spiritual quality or perhaps a lower status? Yom Kippur is seemingly a day of new beginnings. The Kohen, together with the rest of the mishkan, are restored to their status prior to donning the white garments so that he will be able to once again wear his priestly garments in sanctity and purity. 

5. Atoning Before God

   Rabbi Dr. Tamir Granot

6. There is Freedom of Choice

   Dr. Yishai Rosenberg

7. Atonement for Nadav and Avihu's Sin

   Rabbi Yehuda Rock

8. The Lesson of the Yom Kippur Service

   Hanan Porat

9. Yom Kippur in Tanakh

   HaTanakh.com Staff

10. Parashat Acharei Mot - Kedoshim - The Yom Kippur Teshuva Service

    Dr. Yael Ziegler | 33 minutes

    Parashat Acharei Mot is NOT about Yom HaKippurim, though the ritual described is to take place on that day. Rather, it is the avoda of teshuva, performed on the day seen as the culmination of the teshuva process. We will try to understand the idea behind the avoda of teshuva. What is the central feature of teshuva that takes place  in the Beit haMikdash, when the kohen determines that Israel is in need of some sort of avoda of teshuva? We look at the two types of teshuva in Rav Soloveichik's thought, ponder why there is a reference to the Nadav and Avihu story, and consider how one can ennoble a sinful past.
    
     

11. Acharei Mot: Preparing for Yom Kippur

    Rabbi Jay Kelman

12. The Second Luchot and the Thirteen Middot

    Rabbi Yair Kahn

    תאריך פרסום: 5777 | | Hour

    The Thirteen Middot (or the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy) occupy a very prominent position in Jewish liturgy, constituting a central part of Slihot, as well as the Torah reading on Fast days. Wh was this chosen? What singular theme did the Sages find expressed specifically here?  I believe the solution lies in a deep appreciation of the Scriptural context of the Thirteen Middot.

    We will examine this section in order to achiveve a more profound understanding that will hopefully lead to a more informed, inspired, and meaningful avodat Hashem whenever we recite Slihot.  We will also come to appreciate the added significance of Yom Kippur as the day that Israel received the Second Divine Tablets, the day that the covenant is renewed and completed, and the day that Israel first experiences the Thirteen Middot, as they achieve atonement before God - as they behold the Divine Presence.

13. How Does the Scapegoat Atone - A Message of Mercy and Hope

    Rabbi Dr. Yoel Bin Nun

    Seemingly, there should be no such day as Yom Kippur. How can there possibly be any rectification of sins committed intentionally? Repentance certainly has its place, for it comes to repair the deformed personality; but how can a sacrifice bring forgiveness and atonement for anything other than an unintentional sin? Through an examination of the texts relating to the scapegoat on Yom Kippur and the book of Yonah, we understand that Yom Kippur teaches us that without mercy, the world cannot exist at all. Despite all logic, justice, truth and judgment, Yom Kippur brings us a message of hope, atonement, and great possibility.

14. The Battle between Good and Evil in the Yom Kippur Service

    Rabbi Elyakim Krumbein

    In parashat Acharei-Mot (Vayikra 16), the Torah describes the special service performed by the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) – a service meant to atone for the sins of the Children of Israel. The means for achieving this atonement are quite unique, and the need for them demonstrates both the importance of this service, and its difficulty. The service is performed only "once a year" – on Yom Kippur, the day that stands out from all the rest of the year by its special sanctity. A fundamental question arises from a reading of this parasha on the literal level. This is not the first time that the Torah discusses a matter of atonement for sin through sacrifice. A lengthy elaboration of this precise subject is provided at the beginning of Sefer Vayikra. So we must ask: what is missing from Parshat Vayikra? What new principle appears in our parasha that we did not read about a few chapters earlier? Parshat Acharei-Mot’s additions allow us to understand that the atonement for sin is a matter more weighty and complicated than what we are able to understand from parashat Vayikra. However, the identification of these differences brings us closer to an understanding of the message that the Torah is trying to convey through them.