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Yom Kippur: The Holiday of the Oral Law

Was the Oral Torah given to us along with the second Luchot on the 10th of Tishrei—Yom Kippur?

Tamar Ron Marvin•1373 Views•September 5, 2022•The Written Torah and the Oral Torah,Yom Kippur,Matan Torah,Oral Torah

The Meaning of the Scapegoat Ritual

This source sheet offers several traditional ways of understanding the scapegoat ritual.

Tamar Ron Marvin•2402 Views•October 3, 2022•Yom Kippur,Azazel,Scapegoat

Tishrei: First Month or Seventh Month?

Once you poke at it, the common notion that Rosh Hashanah marks the creation of the world is not so simple. Maybe Tishrei isn't even the first month of the year, but the seventh!

Tamar Ron Marvin•1268 Views•August 23, 2022•Rosh Hashanah,Tishrei,Calendar

Seder ha-Avodah: Traces of Lived Memory

On Musaf of Yom Kippur, we recite piyyutim that recall the special avodah service performed by the Kohen Gadol. Might they be based upon a textual model written by an actual Kohen Gadol or other eyewitness to the avodah in the Beit ha-Mikdash?

Tamar Ron Marvin•1918 Views•September 25, 2022•Kohen Gadol,Yom Kippur,Piyyut,Avodah,Beit Hamikdash

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