Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] high priest on Yom Kippur -- no strings attached?
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:39:53 -0400
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.