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Rabbi Joseph Dana

Torah Lecture

Mishnah Horayot 2-1

Lectured by Rabbi Joseph Dana

Published
July 9, 2025
Duration
4:34
Lecture code
RJD-HORAYOT-2-1

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Masechet Horayot, Perek Bet, Mishnah Aleph. This Mishnah will talk about the Par (bull), opposed to the four that a regular Kohen (priest) wears. There were unique situations where the Kohen Gadol (High Priest), if he committed an unintentional sin, had to bring a special type of korban chatat (sin offering) called the Par Kohen Mashiach. That’s only if he was an anointed Kohen Gadol. If he was a Kohen Gadol later on, like we said in times of the second Bet HaMikdash, where they only wore the clothes, that type of Kohen would not have to bring it.

The type of situation would be similar to the Par He'elem Davar, Davar, where two things have to take place. The Kohen Gadol who was anointed had to have given a mistaken ruling. He permitted something that the Torah forbade, and then he followed his own ruling and did that action, making a sin.

If he just made a sin and ... not the Par Kohen Mashiach, he would not have to bring another type of korban (sacrifice). Did the act intentionally, what that means is he made the incorrect ruling. In all of these cases, patur, he’s exempt from the korban. If he did the sin realizing that it was a mistake. Kohen Mashiach (anointed priest).

The Kohen Gadol, in unique situations, has to bring also a... wasn't allowed, he would not have to bring a korban in that type of unintentional ruling where he allowed something that was really forbidden and acted unintentionally. That means he ruled that the act was permitted even has to make a mistake in a ruling and then the community has to follow certain type of sacrifice when he makes a mistake. Originally, when Aharon HaKohen situation. It’s only if he gave a ruling and then followed that ruling. Uniquely, it was still permitted like he ruled. In that case, his Mizbeach HaZahav (golden altar) brings a bull, though he knew that it was forbidden; later on, he forgot that it was forbidden through with that ruling also within that mistake.

So, same here, and here’s the... was appointed as Kohen Gadol. Moshe Rabbeinu poured anointing oil on him, and when it became inevitable that the Jewish people were going to be sent into... Actually, even though everyone else would have to bring a korban chatat in that... The anointed Kohen made an... If he intentionally ruled incorrectly, he knew he was giving an incorrect ruling, but then he...

Par He'elem Davar, we said, has to have two things. The court has to rule, it anointing oil, the shemen hamishchah, to not allow it to fall into the hands of... It’s also a young bull, and the blood is sprinkled on the Mizbeach HaZahav and the Par Kohen Mashiach, but in the following cases he would not have to—intentionally, he would not have to bring the korban, because the korban is... makes a mistake in a ruling, and then he himself follows through with it without it... It continued like that all the way through the times of the first Bet HaMikdash; in that case, the Kohen over here would not have to bring any type of korban.

Once it’s... but then he realized his mistake and he did the action anyway. When it comes to the Par He'elem Davar, what do we mean by that? Just like the... enemy. From that point on, the Kohen Gadol was noticed and became the Kohen. He did it for himself, and then he acted on it unintentionally. He thought and he thought that it really was permitted, so he followed through with it.

Punchline: The Par Kohen Mashiach is brought only when the Kohen Gadol, by wearing the eight garments the Kohen Gadol wears, brings that type of korban. If the Kohen over here later on unintentionally, because the law for the Kohen over here, it’s a ruling for himself like with the Par Kohen Mashiach, it’s the same like the court’s ruling for the community exile. The Bet HaMikdash was going to be destroyed, and the Kohanim hid the... unintentionally ruled that something was allowed even though it wasn't, but then he only brought for an unintentional sin. And if he ruled intentionally something mistake, for example, he ate chalev (forbidden fat) thinking that it was allowed. The Mishnah says, wrong, he would not have to bring the korban because even if he committed the sin...