Commentary for Yoma 63:10

א"ר יהודה מנין לחמש טבילות ועשרה קידושין שטובל כהן גדול ומקדש בו ביום תלמוד לומר ובא אהרן אל אהל מועד ורחץ את בשרו במים במקום קדוש הא למדת שכל המשנה מעבודה לעבודה טעון טבילה אשכחן מבגדי לבן לבגדי זהב מבגדי זהב לבגדי לבן מנין

Rather [are these superfluous words written] to put the putting off on the same level with the putting on of the garments; just as the putting on of the garments requires sanctification,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As is inferred a minori.');">¹⁴</span> so does the putting off of the garments require it. [The master said]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [To be inserted with some MSS. V. D.S.]');">¹⁵</span> R'Judah said: Whence do we know of the five immersions and ten sanctifications which the high priest had to undergo on that Day? To teach us that Scripture says: "And Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting. and shall wash his flesh in water in a holy place. " Thus you infer that whenever one changes from one service to another, an immersion is required.' We found [this rule] for the change from the white garments to the golden ones.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The verses in question (Lev. XVI, 23, 24) occurring in connection with the stripping of the white garments.');">¹⁶</span> Whence do we know [that it also applies] for the change from the golden to the linen ones?

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