Yom Kippur: The Kriya and Being Like Malachim

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why does Rashi, based on Chazal, call one pasuk of the Yom Kippur avodah out of order? The Vilna Gaon brings a Midrash that Aharon could enter the Kodesh HaKodashim whenever he wanted, as long as he followed the order of the parsha. In the Vilna Gaon's reading, the pasuk is out of order only for Yom Kippur, because of the five tevilos the Gemara in Yoma gives. Yom Kippur, like Shabbos, is a complete rest, a day to feel like malachim forever.

Key points

• Chazal chose the parsha of arayos for Mincha, since on Yom Kippur hearts are open.
• The Vilna Gaon limits the once-a-year rule to later kohanim, so Aharon could enter anytime.
• Complete rest on Shabbos means coming in as if there is no Sunday at all.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Yom Kippur kriah and the arayos
2. 2:08Rashi on a pasuk out of order
3. 5:21The Vilna Gaon and the Midrash
4. 10:16Like malachim on Yom Kippur
5. 10:39Rashi on Shabbos as complete rest
6. 12:40Yom Kippur as a complete rest

Topics

• Yom Kippur
• Avodas Yom HaKippurim
• Acharei Mos
• Shabbos