Mishnah 1
1)
(a)The Mishnah discusses the three locations where the Kohanim stand guard in the Beis-ha'Mikdash (See Tosfos Yom Tov). Why is this necessary?
(b)What is the duration of the Mitzvah?
(c)From which words in Parshas Bamidbar do we learn this?
(d)From where do we know that the same applies to the Beis-ha'Mikdash?
1)
(a)The Mishnah discusses the locations where the Kohanim stand guard in the Beis-ha'Mikdash (See Tosfos Yom Tov) - in honor of the Beis-ha'Mikdash (See Tiferes Yisrael).
(b)The Tana lists - three locations.
(c)We learn this Mitzvah from Parshas Bamidbar - from the words "Shomrei" "Mishmeres" and "le'Mishmeres" (all written in connection with the Mishkan).).
(d)And we learn the Din by the Beis-ha'Mikdash - from the Mishkan.
2)
(a)The first two locations are the Beis Avtinas and the Beis ha'Nitzutz. What do they have in common?
(b)In both locations the Rovim stand guard. What is the source for the translation of 'Rovim' as 'children'?
(c)What else might 'Rovim' mean?
(d)The third location is the Beis ha'Mokad, which is not an attic. What shape is the Beis ha'Mokad?
(e)In what other way does the building of the Beis-ha'Mokad differ from the other two buildings?
2)
(a)The first two locations are the Beis Avtinas and the Beis ha'Nitzutz - which are both attics (built beside the gates of the Azarah [See Tosfos Yom Tov]).
(b)In both locations the Rovim stand guard. The source for the translation of 'Rovim' as 'children' is - Targum Unklus, who translates "Yeled" as 'Ravya' (See Tosfos Yom Tov).
(c)'Rovim' might also mean - archers.
(d)The third location is the Beis ha'Mokad (See Tosfos Yom Tov), which is not an attic, and which was built - in the shape of a dome.
(e)The building of the Beis-ha'Mokad also differs from the other two buildings in that - it is large.
3)
(a)The Beis ha'Mokad is surrounded by stone Rovdim on the inside. How are they built?
(b)What purpose do they serve?
(c)What role do the elders of the Beis-Av play?
3)
(a)The Beis ha'Mokad is surrounded by stone Rovdim on the inside - stone shelves built into the wall on the inside, one above the other, and narrower than it (so that each one can be used as a step to climb on to the one above it).
(b)They are used as beds for the elders of the Beis-Av who will serve on that day ...
(c)... and who are in charge of the keys of the Azarah.
4)
(a)Who are the Pirchei Kohanim?
(b)Where do they sleep?
(c)What do they wear when they sleep?
(d)What does the Tana mean when he says that, after removing and folding the Bigdei Kehunah, 'u'Manichim osam Tachas Rosheihem'?
4)
(a)The Pirchei Kohanim are - the young Kohanim whose beards have begun to grow ...
(b)... who sleep on the floor in the Beis ha'Mokad ...
(c)... wearing their own clothes.
(d)When the Tana says that, after removing and folding the Bigdei Kehunah, 'u'Manichim osam Tachas Rosheihem' he means that - they place them besides their heads when they sleep (not underneath them [See Tiferes Yisrael]).
5)
(a)How does a Kohen who has an emission during the night get to the Mikvah that is located underneath the Beis-ha'Mikdash?
(b)Based on the Pasuk in Divrei ha'Yamim "el ha'Birah asher Hachinosi", what is the 'Birah'?
(c)Based on what principle is a Ba'al Keri allowed to walk through the tunnel, even though he is forbidden to walk through the Azarah?
(d)How does he find his way through the tunnel?
5)
(a)A Kohen who has an emission during the night gets to the Mikvah that is located underneath the Birah (See Tosfos Yom Tov DH 'Yarad ve'Taval') - via the tunnel that runs underneath the Beis-ha'Mikdash.
(b)Based on the Pasuk in Divrei ha'Yamim "el ha'Birah asher Hachinosi", the 'Birah' is - another name for the Beis-ha'Mikdash.
(c)A Ba'al Keri is allowed to walk through the tunnel, even though he is forbidden to walk through the Azarah, based on the principle - Mechilos Lo Niskad'shu ('The tunnels were not sanctified)'.
(d)He finds his way through the tunnel - by means of lamps that are lit on either side of the tunnel.
6)
(a)What do they do to ensure that a Kohen should not catch a cold after Toveling?
(b)There is also a bathroom there, to use before Tevilah. Why is it called 'Beis Kisei shel Kavod'?
(c)How do they know whether anybody is inside or not?
6)
(a)To ensure that a Kohen should not catch a cold after Toveling - they light a fire in the Beis ha'Mokad that burns constantly.
(b)There is also a bathroom there, to use before Tevilah, which is called 'Beis Kisei shel Kavod' - because nobody is ever allowed to enter when someone is inside.
(c)They know whether anybody is inside or not - by whether the door is open or closed.
7)
(a)After Toveling, the Tana says that before warming himself by the fire ve'Nistafeg. What does 've'Nistafeg' mean?
(b)What did he then do until the gates of the Azarah were opened?
(c)What did he do when the gates were opened?
(d)Why is that?
(e)What do we learn from the word "ve'Chol" (in the Pasuk (in Naso, in connection with a Tamei being sent out of the Machaneh "ve'Chol Zav")?
7)
(a)After Toveling, the Tana says that before warming himself by the fire 'Alah ve'Nistafeg' - 'He comes up and dries himself.
(b)Until the gates of the Azarah are open - he remains with the other Kohanim in the Beis ha'Mokad ...
(c)... and when the gates are opened - he immediately leaves the Azarah ...
(d)... seeing as a T'vul-Yom is forbidden to remain in the Azarah.
(e)We learn from the word "ve'Chol" (in the Pasuk (in Naso, "ve'Chol Zav") - that a Ba'al-Keri is forbidden to remain in the Azarah, just like a Zav.
Mishnah 2
8)
(a)The Mishnah now discusses what a Kohen who wants to perform the Avodah of T'rumas ha'Deshen must do. What is 'T'rumas ha'Deshen'?
(b)What should that Kohen do in order to ensure that he is in the running to perform it?
(c)If the Kohen is Tahor anyway, does he need to Tovel?
(d)When does the Memineh (the superintendent) come to wake up the Kohanim? Is it at a fixed time?
(e)What do they do when he arrives and knocks at the door?
8)
(a)The Mishnah now discusses what a Kohen who wants to perform the Avodah of T'rumas ha'Deshen - taking a shovel-full of ashes from the Mizbe'ach and depositing it at the Beis-ha'Deshen beside the ramp.
(b)In order to ensure that he is in the running to perform it, that Kohen - must Tovel early, before the Memuneh (the superintendent) arrives to wake them up.
(c)The Tevilah is necessary - even if the Kohen is Tahor anyway, since entering the Azarah to perform any Avodah before having Toveled is prohibited.
(d)The Memuneh arries at around dawn-break, a little before or a little after it.
(e)When he arrives and knocks at the door - they open it for him.
9)
(a)What does the Memuneh announce when he enters the Beis ha'Mokad?
(b)What do they do next?
9)
(a)When the Memuneh enters the Beis ha'Mokad, he announcesthat - whoever has Toveled should come and 'toss up' (make the Payas) to ascertain who will perform the T'rumas ha'Deshen should.
(b)They then make the Payas (See Tosfos Yom Tov).
Mishnah 3
10)
(a)The Memuneh then takes the relevant key and opens the Pishpesh and enters the Azarah. What is the 'Pishpesh'?
(b)What do the Pirchei Kohanim do?
(c)What are two of them holding in their hands?
(d)They then split into two groups. One follows the Achsadra that leads eastwards. What is 'Achsadra'?
(e)Where does the second group go?
10)
(a)The Memuneh then takes the relevant key and opens the 'Pishpesh' - (the small door leading into the Azarah) and enters the Azarah ...
(b)... followed by the Pirchei Kohanim.
(c)Two of them are holding - torches in their hands.
(d)They then split into two groups. One follows the Achsadra - (the covered portico that goes all the way round the outskirts of the Azarah) that leads eastwards.
(e)The second group - follows the Achsadra westwards.
11)
(a)What do the Kohanim do as they walk round the outskirts of the Azarah?
(b)Where do they meet?
(c)The Lishkas Osei Chavitin is situated near the Sha'ar Nikanor. On which side of the Azarah is the Sha'ar Nikanor situated?
(d)They then appoint some Kohanim to prepare the Minchas Chavitin. What is the Minchas Chavitin?
(e)How do the two groups greet each other when they meet?
11)
(a)As they walk round the outskirts of the Azarah - the Kohanim check that all the K'lei Shareis are in place.
(b)They meet at - the Lishkas Osei Chavitin (the room where the Minchas Chavitin of the Kohen Gadol is prepared) ...
(c)... which is situated near the Sha'ar Nikanor - on the east side of the Azarah.
(d)They then appoint some Kohanim to prepare the Minchas Chavitin - the Minchah that the Kohen Gadol brings each day, half in the morning and half in the afternoon.
(e)When the two groups meet, they greet each other with the words 'Shalom! ha'Kol Shalom!'
Mishnah 4
12)
(a)Which Kohen then proceeds to perform the T'rumas ha'Deshen?
(b)What do the other Kohanim warn him to take care not to do?
(c)Which K'li are they referring to?
(d)Where do they tell him he will find it?
12)
(a)The Kohen who won the Goral then proceeds to perform the T'rumas ha'Deshen.
(b)The other Kohanim warn him to take care - not to touch the K'li Shareis (See Tosfos Yom Tov) until he has washed his hands and feet from the Kiyor (See Tosfos Yom Tov).
(c)They say this with reference to the Machtah (the fire-pan with which he is about to perform T'rumas ha'Deshen) ...
(d)... which they tell him, he will find - on the west side of the ramp, between the ramp and the Mizbe'ach (See Tosfos Yom Tov & Tiferes Yisrael).
13)
(a)Who accompanies him?
(b)Seeing as he does not take a lamp with him, how does he find his way to the Mizbe'ach?
(c)The other Kohanim neither see nor hear the Kohen as he walks through the Azarah. What is the first sound thathey hear?
(d)What do they announce at that moment?
(e)How does the Kohen react to their announcement?
13)
(a)Nobody accompanies the Kohen as he goes to perform the T'rumas ha"Deshen.
(b)He does not take a lamp with him, and he finds his way to the Mizbe'ach - by the light of the fire on the Ma'arachah (on the Mizbe'ach).
(c)The other Kohanim neither see nor hear the Kohen as he walks through the Azarah. The first sound they hear - is that of the Muchni (the wheel by means of which they lower the Kiyor each evening into a well that is situated nearby in the Azarah) raising the Kiyor from the well.
(d)At that moment, they announce that the time to wash hands and feet has arrived.
(e)The Kohen reacts to their announcement - by complying with their announcement.
14)
(a)What did ben Katin make?
(b)What was ben Katin's status?
(c)Why did they need to lower the Kiyor into the well overnight?
(d)How does the Rambam describe the 'Muchni'?
14)
(a)The pulley system which lowered the Kiyor each evening was manufactured by - ben Katin ...
(b)... who was - a Kohen Gadol.
(c)They needed to lower the Kiyor into the well overnight - to prevent the water that it contained from becoming Pasul be'Linah overnight.
(d)According to the Rambam the 'Muchni' is - a wooden K'li that surrounds the Kiyor into which they pour the water overnight (See Tosfos Yom Tov) - which was not designated as a K'li Shareis (and which therefore prevented the water from becoming Pasul be'Linah).
15)
(a)The Kohen then ascends the ramp to the Mizbe'ach holding the Machtah in his hand. What is the Machtah out of?
(b)When he reaches the top of the Mizbe'ach and takes a shovel-full of spent ashes. What must he do to ensure that the ashes are burnt-out?
(c)After descending the ramp with the shovel-full of ashes, which side of the ramp does he follow?
(d)In which direction does he walk?
15)
(a)The Kohen then ascends the ramp to the Mizbe'ach holding in his hand the Machtah, which is made of - silver.
(b)When he reaches the top of the Mizbe'ach, he takes a shovel-full of spent ashes. To ensure that the ashes are burnt-out - he pushes aside the ashes from where the coals are well-burned, and takes a shovel-full from the middle.
(c)After descending the ramp with the shovel-full of ashes, he follows the east side of the ramp ...
(d)... walking northwards.
16)
(a)How far along the ramp does he place the ashes?
(b)Besides the crop of the Korban Of and the Terumas ha'Deshen, which other two things are placed there?
(c)Why is he careful to pile up the ashes at that spot?
(d)How do we learn this from the Pasuk in Tzav (in connection with the T'rumas ha'Deshen) "ve'Samo Eitzel ha'Mizbe'ach"?
16)
(a)He places the ashes - some ten Amos along the ramp (See Tosfos Yom Tov).
(b)Besides the crop of the Korban Of and the T'rumas ha'Deshen - the ashes from the Mizbe'ach ha'Penimi (of the Ketores) and those of the Menorah are placed there (See Tosfos Yom Tov) as well.
(c)He is careful to pile up the ashes at that spot - in order that they should not scatter.
(d)We learn this from the Pasuk in Tzav (in connection with the T'rumas ha'Deshen) "ve'Samo Eitzel ha'Mizbe'ach" by Darshening "ve'Samo", 'Kulo'; "ve'Samo" - 'she'Lo Yefazer'.
