Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Quotation for Yoma 70:1

מיתיבי (יחזקאל מד, יט) ולבשו בגדים אחרים ולא יקדשו את העם בבגדיהם

An objection was raised: And they shall put on other garments and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ezek. XLIV, 19. [The prohibition of the use of woolen garments in verse 17 shows that the reference is to the Day of Atonement, as on other days some of the priestly garments were made of wool; further, the words 'and they shall put on other garments' are taken as applying to their return in the afternoon into the inner court after they had gone forth into the outer court to put off their garments with which they ministered in the morning, and the words 'they shall not sanctify the people with their garments' are taken as a separate command forbidding the use by the priests of the garments of ministry when not in actual service (Rashi) .]');"><sup>1</sup></span> Would you not say that 'other' implies better garments? - No, 'other' implies inferior ones. R'Huna B'Judah, or, as some say, R'Samuel B'Judah learnt: After the community service is over, a priest for whom his mother made a tunic, may put it on and perform therein private service,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The removal of the spoon and coal-pan, which may be done even when the community is absent, hence is called 'individual or private service.');"><sup>2</sup></span> provided he hands it over to the community.

Pri HaAretz

Our sages stated on the verse "And Joseph came home to do his work" - that is to fulfill his [sexual] needs [with her], but [instead] he saw the image of his father in the window. For at first blush the statement of the Sages of blessed memory is confusing that "Joseph obligates the wicked" - inasmuch as he did not sin. [But] he did not [in fact] prevent himself from the sin, rather on account of his seeing the image of his father [was he saved from sin] - perhaps if all the wicked were to see such a thing they'd prevent from sin [as well]! However the matter is understood in the statement of the Sages of blessed memory: "The clothing which she wore in the morning, [and which] she did not wear in the evening]" in order to beautify herself for Joseph to find favor in his eyes. And this is per the manner of the beauty of physicality: The way by which the Evil Inclinations constantly tempts man while he wrestles him - and when [the Evil Inclination] sees that he is unable [to cause him to stumble] this way, then he garbs himself in a different idea, and if his traps to not entrap him in this way he will garb himself in another manner, [on and on] all ways he can find [in order] to cause him to stumble - through happiness or sadness or fear. And through this is the idea of a man's service of his Creator all the days of his life: For not all times are equal - [there is] "a time to love and a time to hate". For this every
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