הרואה כהן גדול כו' לא מפני שאינו רשאי פשיטא מהו דתימא כדריש לקיש דאמר ריש לקיש אין מעבירין על המצות
He would conclude with: '[Blessed art Thou, O Lord] who hearkenest unto prayer.' Thereupon each would bring a scroll of the Torah from his house and read therefrom, in order to shew the multitude its beauty.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To 'adorn oneself' before Him in the performance of His commandments, i.e., to perform them in a manner aesthetically satisfactory is a duty which our Rabbis derived from Ex. XV, 2: He is my God and I will glorify Him. In pursuit of that ideal, a pious Jew would build his tabernacle in most careful and beautiful form, would have his scroll written by excellent scribes, would have his prayer shawl adorned, or made from costly wool or silk. To shew his scroll to the people would be an exhibition of his natural pride in that precious possession.');"><sup>11</sup></span>
Sefer HaChinukh
From the laws of the commandment is that which they, may their memory be blessed, said (Yoma 70a) that on that day they would offer the daily morning sacrifice and the daily afternoon sacrifice according to the order of each and every day. And they would offer the additional (musaf) sacrifice of the day - a bull and a ram and seven sheep, all burnt-offerings, and a goat for a sin-offering, and it was processed outside, and eaten in the evening. And they would further offer beyond this, a young bull for a sin-offering, and it was burnt; a ram for a burnt-offering - and they were both of the high priest's; and the ram that came from that of the community that is stated in this section, and it is the ram stated in the Book of Numbers as part of the additional service, and it is called the 'ram of the people.' And they would also bring two male goats from that of the community - one they would offer as a sin-offering and it was burnt, and the second was the goat sent away (the scapegoat). All of the beasts that would be offered on the day of the fast - besides the goat sent away, which was not offered - come out to fifteen: two daily ones; a bull; two rams; seven sheep - all of them burnt-offerings; two goats for sin-offerings, one was processed outside and eaten in the evening, and the second was processed inside and burned; and also a young bull for a sin-offering. All fifteen of the beasts that were offered on this day were only [offered] by the high priest anointed by the anointing oil or who [simply] had more [officiating] garments. And if it was Shabbat, only the priest would offer the additional [offering]. And likewise the other procedures of the day, such as the incense of every day and the arrangement of the lights - all was [done] by a married high priest, as it is stated (Leviticus 16:11), "and he shall atone for himself and for his home" - [the meaning of] his home is his wife.
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