Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Schmuel <schmuel AT escape.com>]

Hi b-hebrew,

Soren
>>> a tradition that the high priest on Yom Kippur was to wear a rope around 
>>> his ankle, so he could >> be hauled out if he was to die in the Holy of 
>>> Holies. 
> .. I seem to have contributed to keeping a baseless tall story alive: ... 
> Some pretty 
> knowledgeable people.... go out of their way to debunk it.  apologies for 
> my gullibility

Schmuel
No apology necessary :-)  
Who are some of these knowledgeable folks ?  
Anybody from Aish or Orthodox circles ?

Liz Fried
>I thought it was in Tractate Yoma but I can't seem to find it. 


Rolf Furuli
The place is Yoma 6,2.

Schmuel

http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/t03/yom11.htm
I don't see it, although I could check Soncino . or maybe I'm missing it.

A friend Craig posted on my email forum, saying it was otherwise an oral 
tradition

The Zohar says:
"a cord was tied to feet of high priest before he entered the Holy of Holies" 
   (Zohar V (on Vayikra), 102a)

Shalom,
Steven Avery
Queens, NY
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Messianic_Apologetic/