[Avodah] Throwing a Drop

[Arie Folger]

On Sunday, 26. November 2006 14:24, avodah-request at lists.aishdas.org wrote:
> 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.

Veyatza el hamizbeach asher lifnei HaShem (see Talmud Yoma on this -- consult 
a Torah Temimah) -- this teaches u sthat the golden spice altar was further 
towards the entrance of the sanctuary.

> 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.

One source, which the Talmud brands "an exageration" says that 300 kohanim 
would carry it when it was cleaned, IIRC twice yearly. The twice yearly part 
is no exageration.


Arie Folger