The Washing of Aaron That Bought a Thousand Yom Kippurs

Sifra, Mekhilta deMiluim I 5

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

5) (Vayikra 8:6): "And Moses drew near Aaron and his sons and he washed them with water.": At that time they merited the laving of hands and feet and the immersions of Yom Kippur.

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PriesthoodAtonementRepentanceAdam EveHolidays

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