The Lottery of the Two Yom Kippur Goats
The Lottery of the Two Yom Kippur Goats
Part of Yom Kippur · 2:30
A short piece on the Temple service of casting lots between the two Yom Kippur goats, and the material of the lottery box.
Audio Transcript
We're holding here. New perek. Talking about avodah in the Beit HaMikdash on Yom Kippur. One of the things they did was they made a 讙讜专诇 on the two goats: which one is a korban, which one goes to 注讝讗讝诇? So the lashon is 讟专祝 讘拽诇驻讬. 拽诇驻讬 is like a 讻诇讬 in which they had the two dice, or whatever we call it. Lottery box. What is it? Lottery box? Lottery box, yeah. So it's a 讻诇讬 in which they had the the lottery. 讜讛注诇讛 砖谞讬 讙讜专诇讜转, and he would take out two 讙讜专诇讜转, the two of the lottery. 讗讞讚 讻转讜讘 注诇讬讜 诇讛砖诐, one said 诇讛砖诐, one said 诇注讝讗讝诇. That's the Mishnah. So the Gemara asks: 诇诪讛 诇讬 讟专祝 讘拽诇驻讬? Why did we have to have this box? Why didn't you have just two things, and you pick one of them, and whichever comes out, to the right or to the left? 讻讬 讛讬讻讬 讚诇讗 - so the Gemara answers, 讻讬 讛讬讻讬 讚诇讗 谞讬讻讜讬谉 讜谞讬砖拽讜诇. Because if you can touch it, you might feel the weight, and you might you want they wanted to make the right one should always be 诇讛砖诐, because that's a good siman. So maybe he'll feel the difference. Like this, when they're laying there, you can't feel the difference, so then you take out whichever one comes out. Otherwise he will be 诪讻讜讬谉.
讗诪专 专讘讗, 专讘讗 said, 拽诇驻讬 砖诇 注抓 讛讬讬转讛. This 拽诇驻讬, this box, was made of wood. Who picked it out? Kohen. The Kohen Gadol? Probably Kohen Gadol. No, the Kohen Gadol. What was the lot the the lot made out of? Who is it? Maybe paper, I don't know. It was made of wood, 讜砖诇 讞讜诇 讛讬讬转讛, it was not kodesh. See, all the 讻诇讬诐 in the Beit HaMikdash, the 讻诇讬 砖专转, were all kodesh. This was not this was not not no kodesh. 讜讗讬谞讛 诪讞讝拽转 讗诇讗 砖转讬 讬讚讬诐. Only could hold you could only put two hands in, it was not big enough, not bigger than that. 诪转拽讬祝 诇讛 专讘讬谞讗, so Ravina asks: 讘砖诇诪讗 讗讬谞讛 诪讞讝拽转 讗诇讗 砖转讬 讬讚讬诐, 诪讬诇讗, when you tell me that only was enough for two hands, we know why, for the same reason, 讻讬 讛讬讻讬 讚诇讗 谞讬讻讜讬谉 讜谞讬砖拽讜诇. If you could fit more, you could do the same thing, you could feel around, you go around, you feel around, you can take out the right one you want. In order not to do that, so it's very tight, so whatever you picked out, that's what it is. 讗诇讗 砖诇 讞讜诇, why was it 砖诇 讞讜诇? 讗拽砖讬, why don't you make it kodesh? So the Gemara says: 讗诐 讻谉, 讛讜讜讛 诇讬讛 讻诇讬 砖专转 砖诇 注抓. The moment you make it kodesh, it becomes a 讻诇讬 of the Beis Hamikdash, a 讻诇讬 砖专转, 讜讻诇讬 砖专转 砖诇 注抓 诇讗 注讘讚讬谞谉, and there's no such thing as a 讻诇讬 砖专转 of 注抓. It's made of metal, gold, silver, but not made of of wood. So the Gemara says: 讜谞注讘讚讬讛 讚讻住祝, make it of silver! 谞注讘讚讬讛 讚讝讛讘, make it of gold! So the Gemara