(Exodus 19 — 22) "And also the Cohanim, who draw near to the

Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Mekhilta Tractate Bachodesh 4:15

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 8, 2025

(Exodus 19:22) "And also the Cohanim, who draw near to the L–rd": We are hereby apprised that the Cohanim are not included in "the people" (above, 21). And thus is it written (Leviticus 16:33) "for the Cohanim and for all the people of the congregation shall he make atonement"—the Cohanim are not included in "the people." And who are "the Cohanim"? R. Yehoshua b. Karcha says: Nadav and Avihu, (i.e., even the most prominent of them.) (For) it is not written (merely) "the Cohanim," but "the Cohanim who draw near to the L–rd."

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Repentance Egypt Exodus Passover Atonement

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