Holy of Holies

With the approach of the holiest day of the year, an insight on the Yom Kippur service performed in the Temple by the High Priest: incense. The incense offered up in the Temple was usually on the Inner Alter, which parallels the inner dimension of the heart–i.e., our Divine soul, which is constantly bound to…

The sacrifice of Yom Kippur

The sacrifice of Yom Kippur is separate and distinct from all the other sacrifices offered during the year. While the others reconciled the sinner on a day to day basis with God, Yom Kippur is the day that God would forgive all the sins of all the people in every generation – in essence this…