The scapegoat (lit., ‘the goat which is sent’), since it affords atonement to all of Israel, the High Priest confesses upon it on behalf of all Israel (lit., ‘in the language of all Israel’), as it is stated, ‘And he will confess upon it all the sins of the Children of Israel’ (Leviticus 16:21). The […]
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