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Menachos 050: Vacation for the Kohen Gadol
s. katz asked:
1 - Daf 50 B - We learn about the Chavitai Cohen Gadol, that has to be
brought every day, both in the morning and the afternoon.
We also learn in a Mishna in Tamid 31B , that it was a regular Cohen who
placed it on the fire of the Mizbaiach. The question is, did the Cohen
Hagadol have to be present at each of his Mincha Offerings , or could he
have a Shaliach bring it for him ?
In other words, did the Cohen Hagadol ever get to go on a vacation, and
leave town ??? ( we know regarding all the other Avodahs in the Beis
Hamikdash, he had first right to do them, but if he didn't want too, he
didn't have to , except for Yom Kippur, of course ) Now if he always had
to be present at his own offerings he would never be able to leave
Yerushalaim for more than a few hours at a time, But if someone else
could bring it for him, He could go on that vacation he desperately
needed ???? ( I was told that Rav Eliyushiv, shlita, has never left
Yerushalim his entire life ).
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The Kollel replies:
Regarding the Kohen Gadol going on vacation, the Rambam writes (Hilchos
Klei ha'Mikdash 5:3) that the Kohen Gadol must live un Yerushalayim. The
Acharonim offer different reasons for this Halachah. The Minchas Chinuch
writes that since he brings Chavitim every day, he must sleep over the
following night in Yerushalayim (Linah).
Regarding his status of owner of the Korban, the Mikdash David (30:20)
writes that the Kohen Gadol is not the Ba'al ha'Korban in the classic
sense, for we see that if there is no Kohen Gadol, the Tzibur must bring
it. Rather, it is considered a Korban Tzibur that is incumbent upon the
Kohen Gadol to bring. Therefore, since he is not actually the one who owns
the Korban who gets Kaparah from it, he may not need to be present.
D. Zupnik
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