Covenant and Conversation Family Edition, Achrei Mot, In a Nutshell
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IN A NUTSHELL Aḥarei Mot describes the service of the high priest on Yom Kippur. It was a dramatic and powerful ceremony during which he cast lots on two identical goats, one of which was offered as a sacrifice and the other sent into the wilderness. This is where the idea of a “scapegoat” comes from. Then the high priest entered the Holy of Holies, which was the spiritual high point of the Jewish year. The parasha also details more of the laws of holiness, such as the prohibition against eating blood and the laws of forbidden relationships*.*
QUESTION TO PONDER
How is this ritual connected to the concept of a “scapegoat”?