Commentary for Yoma 120:1

רבי יהודה סבר מקום שמתכפרין בו פעם אחת בשנה ור' נחמיה סבר דברים המתכפרין בהן פעם אחת בשנה

R'Judah holds: [This means] the place on which once a year atonement is obtained: whereas R'Nehemiah holds that it refers to the objects through which once a year atonement is obtained.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The word 'statute' denotes that the order for this day is statutory, hence any disregard would render a service out of order invalid. R. Judah holds that this 'statute'- limitation has reference to the place whence once a year atonement is obtained, i.e., the Holy of Holies, whereas R. Nehemiah assumes it refers to the objects, by means of which, or in which, once a year atonement is obtained, i.e., both place and garments. Hence according to R. Judah the order is indispensable within the Holy of Holies, but not in the rest of the Sanctuary in which atonement is obtained frequently, and not but once in the course of the year. According to R. Nehemiah both place and garments, in which atonement must be obtained, have indispensable order of regulations.');">¹</span> But according to R'Judah, is then 'place' written here?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the term 'statute' should refer to it?');">²</span> - Rather is this the reason for R'Judah's view: It is written 'This', and is written 'Once', one excludes [services performed in] white garments, the other [those performed in] golden garments.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'This' and 'Once' being limitations.');">³</span>

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