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Shekalim 8:8-Yoma 1:1

Shekalim 8:8

The limbs of the twice-daily tamid offering were placed on the bottom half of the ramp to the east; those of most musaf offerings were placed on the bottom half of the ramp to the west; those of Rosh Chodesh were placed on the altar’s ledge, above. Donating the shekel and bringing first fruits only apply when the Temple is standing but grain tithes, cattle tithes and the firstborn animals apply whether or not the Temple is standing. If a person consecrates his shekels or his first fruits (at a time when the Temple is not standing), they are consecrated (and may not be used). Rabbi Shimon says that if a person consecrates his first fruits (in the absence of the Temple), they are not consecrated (because doing so requires that they be brought to the Temple, which cannot be done)

Yoma 1:1

Seven days before Yom Kippur, they would remove the Kohein Gadol (High Priest) from his house and bring him to a chamber in the Temple called “Palhedrin” (or “Parhedrin”). Another kohein would be prepared to step in for him in the event that the Kohein Gadol became unfit to serve (such as through ritual impurity). Rabbi Yehuda said that another wife was prepared for the Kohein Gadol in case his wife died because Leviticus 16:6 says that the Kohein Gadol will atone “for himself and his household,” which means his wife. The Sages disagreed saying that if we do this, there will be no end to preparing people to step in for others who may die (i.e., we’ll need a substitute for the Kohein Gadol’s wife, a substitute for the substitute, etc.).

Author: Rabbi Jack Abramowitz