Azazel

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Azazel: (a) A rocky cliff from which a goat was pushed to its death on Yom Kippur (Leviticus, ch. 16; Yoma 63a). (b) The goat that was cast to its death.

ACHAREI-KEDOSHIM: The Scapegoat Blog

The scapegoat has been a laughingstock, fodder for the scoffers, since time immemorial. Even the Talmud singles out the scapegoat – from amongst all the sacrifices – as a potential source of derision.

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Dispatching the Goat

By Avi Shafran

There are two ways to view human life, as mutually exclusive as they are fundamental. Our existence is either a result of intention, or of accident. And the corollary follows directly: Either our lives are meaningful, or they are not...

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Kapparot: The Chicken Thing

By Lorne Rozovsky

Kapores is a custom carried out the day before Yom Kippur. Some say during the evening proceeding. What is this custom all about?

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The Red Heifer’s Unique Irrationality

Adapted by Chaim Miller; From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Why is the red heifer referred to as "the suprarational command of the Torah" ?

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