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Meshech Chochma — Acharei Mos 5784

Выпуск: Meshech Chochma — Acharei Mos 5784. Темы: не определены автоматически. Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein 2024 / 5784 MESHECH CHOCHMAH Acharei Mos Including the Left Hand in the Avodah on Yom Kippur ‫ְוְ ָלַָקַח ְמְ ֹלא ַהַַּמּ ְחְ ָּתּ ה ַּגּ ֲחֲ ֵלֵי ֵאֵ ׁש ֵמֵ ַעַ ל ַהַ ִּמּ ְזְ ֵּבַּחַ ִמִ ִּלּ ְפְ ֵנֵי ה' ּוְמְ ֹלא ָחָ ְפְ ָנָיו ְקְ ֹטֹ ֶרת ַסַ ִּמּ ים ַּדָּקּ ה‬ ‫ְוְ ֵהֵ ִבִ יא ִמִ ֵּבּ ית ַלַָּפּ ֹרֹ ֶכֶת‬ He shall take a shovelful of fiery coals from atop the Mizbeyach that is before Hashem, and two handfuls of finely ground incense, and bring it within the Curtain. Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein • Meshech Chochmah Acharei Mos - Avodah in the Holy of Holies and the Haftarah for Yom Kippur | 2 Indeed, he states that this is the very idea behind the choice of haftarah for Yom Kippur morning, taken from chapter fifty-seven of Yeshayahu, which begins by saying, “‫ִּכּ י ֹכ ֹה ָאַמַ ר‬ ‫ – ָרָ ם ְוְ ִנִ ָּׂשׂא ֹׁשֵׁכֵ ן ַעַ ד ְוְ ָקָ דֹו ֹׁש ְׁׁשמֹו ֹ ָמָ רֹו ֹם ְוְ ָקָ דֹו ֹׁש ֶאֶ ְׁׁשּכֹו ֹן‬For thus said the exalted and uplifted One, Who abides forever and Whose name is holy, ‘I abide in exaltedness and holiness,’” and then states, “‫ – ְוְ ֶאֶ ת ַּדָּּכּא ּׁוְׁשַפַ ל רּוַחַ ְלְַהַ ֲחֲ יֹו ֹת רּוַחַ ְׁׁשָפָ ִלִ ים ּוְלְַהַ ֲחֲ יֹו ֹת ֵלֵ ב ִנְִדְָּכִּאִ ים‬but I am with the despondent and lowly of spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the despondent.” The very same humility being expressed in these opening words is embodied in the unique avodah of Yom Kippur in the Holy of Holies. This is the meaning of the statement in the Gemara, “Regarding one’s desire, his child and his wife, the left hand should push them away and the right hand should bring them close.”3 This means that when it comes to one’s basic and natural needs, he should push away the left side, not allowing his natural faculties to engage in these matters entirely unchecked; rather, it is 1 47a. his natural physical existence, becomes elevated to become a worthy participant in the avodah of the day.4 JOURNEYS INTORAH Avodah in the Holy of Holies and the Haftarah for Yom Kippur One of the distinguishing features of the avodah of Yom Kippur is that certain parts of it are performed in the Kodesh Hakodashim, as detailed in our chapter. The Meshech Chochmah explains that the reason avodah is not generally performed in the Kodesh Hakodashim is because the various sections

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