[Avodah] Throwing a Drop

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R' Akiva Blum writes:


>>The gemorah Yoma 58b says that the cohen who sprinkles the  blood of par 
cohen moshiach and of par ho'edo stands on the eastern side of  the mizbeach 
hazohov, which is situated slighly west of centre of the heichal.  This means the 
cohen stood at about 20 amos away from the peroches.
The  gemorah 57a states according to R' Elozor ben R' Yossi, the blood of par 
 heelem dovor shel tzibbur should touch the peroches as he whitnessed it in  
Rome. This means that he would successfully throw drops of blood 20  amos!

Why is this not listed as one of the avodos koshos  shebamikdash?<<






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1. What is your source that the mizbeach hazahav was so far away from the  
paroches?  I'm not arguing, just asking.  My mental picture is that  the 
mizbeach hazahav was close to the paroches.
 
2. Another subject, only tangentially related to what you asked, but  
something I've always wondered:  did they clean the paroches (and the  bigdei kehuna) 
periodically, and if so, how?   I have trouble  picturing beautiful, elegant 
clothing and curtains being esthetically pleasing  once they have blood stains 
all over them.

--Toby  Katz
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