Daily Chumash Sunday Acharei Mos Kedoshim: The Avoda of Yom Kippur

Rishon

1. Death of Aaron’s sons:

• The Torah recounts the death of Aaron’s sons and the commands Hashem told Moshe as a result.

2. The Avoda of Yom Kippur:

• Aaron may only enter the Kodesh when the cloud is on the Kapores.
• The offerings: Aaron is to bring a bull as a Chatas offering and a ram as an Oleh offering when he enters the Kodesh. He is to wear four linen garments during the service and is to immerse in a Mikveh prior to doing so. The nation is to bring to Aaron two goat offerings as a Chatas and a single ram as an Oleh.
• Aaron is to offer his bull as a Chatas and atone for himself and family.
• The service done with the two Chatas goats: The two goats are to be placed before the Ohel Moed. A raffle is to be made and one of the goats is to go to Hashem and the second is to go to Azazel. The goat which came out to Hashem is to be offered as a Chatas. The Azazel goat is to be sent to the desert.
• The bull of Aaron is to be offered.
• The Ketores: Coals and Ketores are to be brought to the Paroches. The Ketores is to be placed on the coals before Hashem.
• Sprinkling the blood in the Kodesh: The blood of the bull is to be sprinkled with his finger seven times onto the Paroches. The goat which came out to Hashem is to be offered as a Chatas and its blood sprinkled seven times by the Paroches. This procedure is followed in order to purify Bnei Yisrael and atone for their sins. No person is to be in the Ohel Moed when the Kohen enters into the Kodesh.

Sheiyni

• Sprinkling the blood on the altar: The blood of the goat and bull is to be placed on the corners of the Mizbeiach. The blood is to be sprinkled seven times on the Mizbeiach.
• The live goat: The live goat is to be brought to Aaron. He is to lean on it and confess. The goat is then sent with an escort to the desert. The goat carries all the sins of the Jewish people.
• The Olah: Aaron is to change his clothing and offer his Olah offering, and the Olah offering of the nation.