Entering the Sanctuary

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1. Sanctity and Service

   Rabbi Meir Spiegelman

   What is the significance of the differences between the garments worn by the regular Cohen and the clothing adorned by the High Priest? What exactly is the job of the regular priest? Is he permitted to work inside the Mishkan? The plain meaning of the text seems to indicate that the regular Cohen is prohibited from working inside the Mishkan; why then did they work there nonetheless?

2. Of Death and Defilement

   Rabbi Chanoch Waxman

   Why did the Torah place the laws of tum'a and tahara in between the stories of the deaths of the sons of Aharon and the laws of entering the Mishkan? Why do the laws of the metzora directly follow the story of the deaths of Nadav and Avihu? It is possible that the answer to this question lies in the mutual exclusivity of the concepts of holiness and tum'a, and the link between tum'a and death.