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      <slug>50-51-50-51-shacharit-for-weekdays-ketoret-incense</slug>
      <section>Shacharit for Weekdays</section>
      <topic>Ketoret–incense</topic>
      <printPages>50-51</printPages>
      <pdfPages>50-51</pdfPages>
      <header>
        <section>
          <hebrew>שַׁחֲרִית לְחוֹל</hebrew>
          <english>Shacharit for Weekdays</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>sha|cha|RIT le|CHOL</israeli>
            <orthographic>sha|ḥa|RITH le|ḥOL</orthographic>
            <sephardic>sha|ḥa|RIT le|ḥOL</sephardic>
            <chabad>sha|cha|RIS l&apos;CHOYL</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </section>
        <topic>
          <hebrew>קְטֹרֶת</hebrew>
          <english>Ketoret–incense</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>k&apos;TO|ret</israeli>
            <orthographic>qe|ṭO|reth</orthographic>
            <sephardic>qe|TO|ret</sephardic>
            <chabad>k&apos;TOY|res</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </topic>
        <printPages>50-51</printPages>
        <correlativePages>23</correlativePages>
      </header>
      <body>
        <body>
          <type>Annotation</type>
          <text>Offerings brought on Yom Kippur</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>א אֵיזֶהוּ מְקוֹמָן&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; שֶׁל זְבָחִים,
קָדְשֵׁי קָדָשִׁים&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;.
שְׁחִיטָתָן בַּצָּפוֹן. פַּר וְשָׂעִיר
שֶׁל יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים שְׁחִיטָתָן
בַּצָּפוֹן, וְקִבּוּל דָּמָן בִּכְלִי
שָׁרֵת בַּצָּפוֹן, וְדָמָן טָעוּן הַזָּיָה
עַל בֵּין הַבַּדִּים, וְעַל הַפָּרֹכֶת,
וְעַל מִזְבַּח הַזָּהָב. מַתָּנָה אַחַת
מֵהֶן מְעַכָּבֶת. שִׁיְרֵי הַדָּם הָיָה
שׁוֹפֵךְ עַל יְסוֹד מַעֲרָבִי שֶׁל
מִזְבַּח הַחִיצוֹן, אִם לֹא נָתַן לֹא
עִכֵּב:</hebrew>
          <english>אֵיזֶהוּ &lt;b&gt;Where are the places&lt;/b&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; in the Temple where the &lt;b&gt;offerings&lt;/b&gt; are brought to God and &lt;b&gt;eaten? The most holy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; of the &lt;b&gt;offerings&lt;/b&gt; (including the sin-offering, burnt-offering, guilt-offering, and communal peace-offering) must be &lt;b&gt;slaughtered on the north&lt;/b&gt; side of the Temple courtyard. &lt;b&gt;The bull and male goat&lt;/b&gt; that are offered as a sin-offering on Yom Kippur are &lt;b&gt;slaughtered on the north&lt;/b&gt; side of the courtyard. &lt;b&gt;Their blood is collected on the north side of the courtyard in a bowl&lt;/b&gt; that is used especially for God&apos;s &lt;b&gt;service&lt;/b&gt; in the Temple. &lt;b&gt;Their blood must&lt;/b&gt; then be &lt;b&gt;sprinkled between the&lt;/b&gt; two &lt;b&gt;poles&lt;/b&gt; of the Ark in the Holy of Holies, &lt;b&gt;on the curtain&lt;/b&gt; between the Holy of Holies and the Sanctuary, &lt;b&gt;and on the golden altar&lt;/b&gt; in the Sanctuary. In all these places, the blood must be sprinkled a certain number of times. If even &lt;b&gt;one of these sprinklings&lt;/b&gt; was not done, the service is &lt;b&gt;prevented&lt;/b&gt; from being accepted; it must be repeated. The Kohen &lt;b&gt;would&lt;/b&gt; then pour the leftover blood onto &lt;b&gt;the western&lt;/b&gt; side of the base of the outer altar. If he didn&apos;t &lt;b&gt;pour&lt;/b&gt; the blood, the service has &lt;b&gt;not been prevented&lt;/b&gt; from being accepted; the Kohen does not have to do the service again.</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>א ei|ze|HU me|ko|MAN shel z&apos;va|CHIM,
kod|SHEI ka|da|SHIM.
sh&apos;chi|ta|TAN ba|tza|FON. par ve|sa-IR
shel yom ha|ki|pu|RIM sh&apos;chi|ta|TAN
ba|tza|FON, ve|ki|BUL da|MAN bich|LI
sha|RET ba|tza|FON, ve|da|MAN ta|UN ha|za|YAH
al bein ha|ba|DIM, ve-AL ha|pa|ro|CHET,
ve-AL miz|BACH ha|za|HAV. ma|ta|NAH a|CHAT
me|HEN me-a|ka|VET. shiy|REI ha|DAM ha|YAH
sho|FECH al ye|SOD ma-a|ra|VI shel
miz|BACH ha|chi|TZON, im lo na|TAN lo
i|KEV:</israeli>
            <orthographic>א ʾe|ze|HU me|qo|MAN shel ze|va|ḥIM,
qodh|SHE qa|dha|SHIM.
she|ḥi|ṭa|THAN bat|tza|FON. par ve|śa|ʿIR
shel yom hak|kip|pu|RIM she|ḥi|ṭa|THAN
bat|tza|FON, ve|qib|BUL da|MAN bikh|LI
sha|RETH bat|tza|FON, ve|dha|MAN ṭa|ʿUN haz|za|YAH
ʿal ben hab|bad|DIM, ve|ʿAL hap|pa|ro|KHETH,
ve|ʿAL miz|BAḥ haz|za|HAV. mat|ta|NAH ʾa|ḥATH
me|HEN me|ʿak|ka|VETH. shiy|RE had|DAM ha|YAH
sho|FEKH ʿal ye|SODH ma|ʿa|ra|VI shel
miz|BAḥ ha|ḥi|TZON, ʾim loʾ na|THAN loʾ
ʿik|KEV:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>א e|ze|HU me|qo|MAN shel ze|va|ḥIM,
qod|SHE qa|da|SHIM.
she|ḥi|ta|TAN bat|tza|FON. par ve|sa|ʿIR
shel yom hak|kip|pu|RIM she|ḥi|ta|TAN
bat|tza|FON, ve|qib|BUL da|MAN bikh|LI
sha|RET bat|tza|FON, ve|da|MAN ta|ʿUN haz|za|YAH
ʿal ben hab|bad|DIM, ve|ʿAL hap|pa|ro|KHET,
ve|ʿAL miz|BAḥ haz|za|HAV. mat|ta|NAH a|ḥAT
me|HEN me|ʿak|ka|VET. shiy|RE had|DAM ha|YAH
sho|FEKH ʿal ye|SOD ma|ʿa|ra|VI shel
miz|BAḥ ha|ḥi|TZON, im lo na|TAN lo
ʿik|KEV:</sephardic>
            <chabad>א ei|ze|HU m&apos;koy|MON shel z&apos;vo|CHIM,
kod|SHEI ko|do|SHIM.
sh&apos;chi|to|SON ba|tzo|FOYN. par v&apos;so-IR
shel yoym ha|ki|pu|RIM sh&apos;chi|to|SON
ba|tzo|FOYN, v&apos;ki|BUL do|MON bich|LI
sho|REIS ba|tzo|FOYN, v&apos;do|MON to|UN ha|zo|YOH
al bein ha|ba|DIM, v&apos;AL ha|po|roy|CHES,
v&apos;AL miz|BACH ha|zo|HOV. ma|to|NOH a|CHAS
mei|HEN m&apos;a|ko|VES. shiy|REI ha|DOM ho|YOH
shoy|FEICH al y&apos;SOYD ma-a|ro|VI shel
miz|BACH ha|chi|TZOYN, im loy no|SAN loy
i|KEIV:</chabad>
          </transliteration>
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        <body>
          <type>Annotation</type>
          <text>Sin-offerings</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>ב פָּרִים הַנִּשְׂרָפִים וּשְׂעִירִים
הַנִּשְׂרָפִים שְׁחִיטָתָן
בַּצָּפוֹן, וְקִבּוּל דָּמָן בִּכְלִי
שָׁרֵת בַּצָּפוֹן, וְדָמָן טָעוּן הַזָּיָה</hebrew>
          <english>פָּרִים &lt;b&gt;The bulls and male goats&lt;/b&gt;—offered by a Jewish court of law or a High Priest if they make certain severe mistaken rulings—&lt;b&gt;which are burned&lt;/b&gt; outside the Temple, &lt;b&gt;are slaughtered on the north&lt;/b&gt; side of the Temple courtyard. &lt;b&gt;Their blood is collected on the north&lt;/b&gt; side of the courtyard,</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ב pa|RIM ha|nis|ra|FIM u|se-i|RIM
ha|nis|ra|FIM sh&apos;chi|ta|TAN
ba|tza|FON, ve|ki|BUL da|MAN bich|LI
sha|RET ba|tza|FON, ve|da|MAN ta|UN ha|za|YAH</israeli>
            <orthographic>ב pa|RIM han|niś|ra|FIM u|śe|ʿi|RIM
han|niś|ra|FIM she|ḥi|ṭa|THAN
bat|tza|FON, ve|qib|BUL da|MAN bikh|LI
sha|RETH bat|tza|FON, ve|dha|MAN ṭa|ʿUN haz|za|YAH</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ב pa|RIM han|nis|ra|FIM u|se|ʿi|RIM
han|nis|ra|FIM she|ḥi|ta|TAN
bat|tza|FON, ve|qib|BUL da|MAN bikh|LI
sha|RET bat|tza|FON, ve|da|MAN ta|ʿUN haz|za|YAH</sephardic>
            <chabad>ב po|RIM ha|nis|ro|FIM us&apos;-i|RIM
ha|nis|ro|FIM sh&apos;chi|to|SON
ba|tzo|FOYN, v&apos;ki|BUL do|MON bich|LI
sho|REIS ba|tzo|FOYN, v&apos;do|MON to|UN ha|zo|YOH</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>עַל הַפָּרֹכֶת, וְעַל מִזְבַּח הַזָּהָב.
מַתָּנָה אַחַת מֵהֶן מְעַכָּבֶת.
שִׁיְרֵי הַדָּם הָיָה שׁוֹפֵךְ עַל
יְסוֹד מַעֲרָבִי שֶׁל מִזְבַּח
הַחִיצוֹן, אִם לֹא נָתַן לֹא עִכֵּב,
אֵלּוּ וָאֵלּוּ נִשְׂרָפִין בְּבֵית הַדָּשֶׁן:</hebrew>
          <english>&lt;b&gt;in a bowl&lt;/b&gt; that is used especially for God&apos;s service in the Temple, &lt;b&gt;and their blood must be sprinkled on the curtain&lt;/b&gt; between the Holy of Holies and the Sanctuary, as well as &lt;b&gt;on the golden altar.&lt;/b&gt; If even &lt;b&gt;one of these sprinklings&lt;/b&gt; was not done, the service is &lt;b&gt;prevented&lt;/b&gt; from being accepted; it must be repeated. The Kohen &lt;b&gt;would&lt;/b&gt; then pour the leftover blood onto &lt;b&gt;the western&lt;/b&gt; side of the base of the outer altar. If he didn&apos;t &lt;b&gt;pour&lt;/b&gt; the blood, the service has &lt;b&gt;not been prevented&lt;/b&gt; from being accepted; the Kohen does not have to do the service again. &lt;b&gt;Both of&lt;/b&gt; the offerings mentioned above—the Yom Kippur sin-offering and the burnt-offerings of a Jewish court of law or a High Priest—&lt;b&gt;are burned in the same place&lt;/b&gt; outside the Temple where the ashes from the outer altar were deposited.</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>al ha|pa|ro|CHET, ve-AL miz|BACH ha|za|HAV.
ma|ta|NAH a|CHAT me|HEN me-a|ka|VET.
shiy|REI ha|DAM ha|YAH sho|FECH al
ye|SOD ma-a|ra|VI shel miz|BACH
ha|chi|TZON, im lo na|TAN lo i|KEV,
e|LU va-e|LU nis|ra|FIN be|VEIT ha|da|SHEN:</israeli>
            <orthographic>ʿal hap|pa|ro|KHETH, ve|ʿAL miz|BAḥ haz|za|HAV.
mat|ta|NAH ʾa|ḥATH me|HEN me|ʿak|ka|VETH.
shiy|RE had|DAM ha|YAH sho|FEKH ʿal
ye|SODH ma|ʿa|ra|VI shel miz|BAḥ
ha|ḥi|TZON, ʾim loʾ na|THAN loʾ ʿik|KEV,
ʾel|LU va|ʾel|LU niś|ra|FIN be|VETH had|da|SHEN:</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ʿal hap|pa|ro|KHET, ve|ʿAL miz|BAḥ haz|za|HAV.
mat|ta|NAH a|ḥAT me|HEN me|ʿak|ka|VET.
shiy|RE had|DAM ha|YAH sho|FEKH ʿal
ye|SOD ma|ʿa|ra|VI shel miz|BAḥ
ha|ḥi|TZON, im lo na|TAN lo ʿik|KEV,
el|LU va|el|LU nis|ra|FIN be|VET had|da|SHEN:</sephardic>
            <chabad>al ha|po|roy|CHES, v&apos;AL miz|BACH ha|zo|HOV.
ma|to|NOH a|CHAS mei|HEN m&apos;a|ko|VES.
shiy|REI ha|DOM ho|YOH shoy|FEICH al
y&apos;SOYD ma-a|ro|VI shel miz|BACH
ha|chi|TZOYN, im loy no|SAN loy i|KEIV,
ei|LU vo-ei|LU nis|ro|FIN b&apos;VEIS ha|do|SHEN:</chabad>
          </transliteration>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>ג חַטָּאוֹת הַצִּבּוּר וְהַיָּחִיד,
אֵלּוּ הֵן חַטָּאוֹת
הַצִּבּוּר: שְׂעִירֵי רָאשֵׁי חֳדָשִׁים
וְשֶׁל מוֹעֲדוֹת, שְׁחִיטָתָן
בַּצָּפוֹן, וְקִבּוּל דָּמָן בִּכְלִי
שָׁרֵת בַּצָּפוֹן, וְדָמָן טָעוּן
אַרְבַּע מַתָּנוֹת עַל אַרְבַּע
קְרָנוֹת, כֵּיצַד: עָלָה בַכֶּבֶשׁ&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;
וּפָנָה לַסּוֹבֵב,&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; וּבָא לוֹ לְקֶרֶן
דְּרוֹמִית מִזְרָחִית,&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt; מִזְרָחִית
צְפוֹנִית, צְפוֹנִית מַעֲרָבִית,</hebrew>
          <english>חַטָּאוֹת &lt;b&gt;Sin-offerings&lt;/b&gt; can be brought either by the entire &lt;b&gt;Jewish community or just one person.&lt;/b&gt; These are sin-&lt;b&gt;offerings&lt;/b&gt; that are brought by the &lt;b&gt;community:&lt;/b&gt; The male &lt;b&gt;goats&lt;/b&gt; that are offered &lt;b&gt;on Rosh Chodesh and on&lt;/b&gt; the festivals. &lt;b&gt;They are slaughtered on the north&lt;/b&gt; side of the Temple courtyard. &lt;b&gt;Their blood is collected on the north&lt;/b&gt; side of the courtyard, &lt;b&gt;in a bowl&lt;/b&gt; that is used especially for God&apos;s service in the Temple, &lt;b&gt;and their blood must be sprinkled four times; once on each of the four corners&lt;/b&gt; at the top of the altar. How was this done? The Kohen &lt;b&gt;went up the ramp&lt;/b&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; of the altar, &lt;b&gt;and he turned onto the&lt;/b&gt; ledge that &lt;b&gt;surrounded&lt;/b&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt; the altar. He sprinkled some of the blood on the first corner of the altar at which &lt;b&gt;he arrived,&lt;/b&gt; which was the &lt;b&gt;southeastern&lt;/b&gt; corner.&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;</english>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ג cha|ta-OT ha|tzi|BUR ve|ha|ya|CHID,
e|LU hen cha|ta-OT
ha|tzi|BUR: se-i|REI ra|SHEI cho|da|SHIM
ve|SHEL mo-a|DOT, sh&apos;chi|ta|TAN
ba|tza|FON, ve|ki|BUL da|MAN bich|LI
sha|RET ba|tza|FON, ve|da|MAN ta|UN
ar|BA ma|ta|NOT al ar|BA
k&apos;ra|NOT, kei|TZAD: a|LAH va|KE|vesh
u|fa|NAH la|so|VEV, u|VA lo le|KE|ren
d&apos;ro|MIT miz|ra|CHIT, miz|ra|CHIT
tz&apos;fo|NIT, tz&apos;fo|NIT ma-a|ra|VIT,</israeli>
            <orthographic>ג ḥaṭ|ṭa|ʾOTH hat|tzib|BUR ve|hay|ya|ḥIDH,
ʾel|LU hen ḥaṭ|ṭa|ʾOTH
hat|tzib|BUR: śe|ʿi|RE raʾ|SHE ḥo|dha|SHIM
ve|SHEL mo|ʿa|DHOTH, she|ḥi|ṭa|THAN
bat|tza|FON, ve|qib|BUL da|MAN bikh|LI
sha|RETH bat|tza|FON, ve|dha|MAN ṭa|ʿUN
ʾar|BAʿ mat|ta|NOTH ʿal ʾar|BAʿ
qe|ra|NOTH, ke|TZADH: ʿa|LAH vak|KE|vesh
u|fa|NAH las|so|VEV, u|VAʾ lo le|QE|ren
de|ro|MITH miz|ra|ḥITH, miz|ra|ḥITH
tze|fo|NITH, tze|fo|NITH ma|ʿa|ra|VITH,</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ג ḥat|ta|OT hat|tzib|BUR ve|hay|ya|ḥID,
el|LU hen ḥat|ta|OT
hat|tzib|BUR: se|ʿi|RE ra|SHE ḥo|da|SHIM
ve|SHEL mo|ʿa|DOT, she|ḥi|ta|TAN
bat|tza|FON, ve|qib|BUL da|MAN bikh|LI
sha|RET bat|tza|FON, ve|da|MAN ta|ʿUN
ar|BAʿ mat|ta|NOT ʿal ar|BAʿ
qe|ra|NOT, ke|TZAD: ʿa|LAH vak|KE|vesh
u|fa|NAH las|so|VEV, u|VA lo le|QE|ren
de|ro|MIT miz|ra|ḥIT, miz|ra|ḥIT
tze|fo|NIT, tze|fo|NIT ma|ʿa|ra|VIT,</sephardic>
            <chabad>ג cha|to-OYS ha|tzi|BUR v&apos;ha|yo|CHID,
ei|LU hein cha|to-OYS
ha|tzi|BUR: s&apos;i|REI ro|SHEI cho|do|SHIM
v&apos;SHEL moy-a|DOYS, sh&apos;chi|to|SON
ba|tzo|FOYN, v&apos;ki|BUL do|MON bich|LI
sho|REIS ba|tzo|FOYN, v&apos;do|MON to|UN
ar|BA ma|to|NOYS al ar|BA
k&apos;ro|NOYS, kei|TZAD: o|LOH va|KE|vesh
u|fo|NOH la|soy|VEIV, u|VO loy l&apos;KE|ren
d&apos;roy|MIS miz|ro|CHIS, miz|ro|CHIS
tz&apos;foy|NIS, tz&apos;foy|NIS ma-a|ro|VIS,</chabad>
          </transliteration>
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          <text>1 One of the main factors that led to the destruction of the Temple was disunity among the Jewish Nation. The Sages instituted the recital of this chapter of Mishnah following the destruction of the Second Temple because (in addition to describing the order of all the sacrifices that took place there) it does not contain any differences of opinion among the Sages.</text>
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          <text>2 The Temple offerings were divided into two categories: the &quot;most holy&quot; offerings, which were slaughtered on the northern side of the Temple courtyard, and the offerings &quot;of lesser holiness&quot; (described below), which could be slaughtered anywhere in the courtyard. On a personal level, the slaughter of the Temple offerings symbolizes the slaughter of the evil inclination, the &quot;animal&quot; within each of us. Righteous people, symbolized by the most holy offerings, must slaughter their evil inclination in the &quot;north.&quot; The Hebrew word for &quot;north&quot; (צָפוֹן) can also mean &quot;hidden.&quot; Because the evil inclination knows that it won&apos;t be able to convince a righteous person to commit a blatant sin, it attempts to hide the sin under the guise of righteousness. The righteous person must be aware of this trick and slaughter the evil inclination in the &quot;north&quot;—while it is operating in this sly fashion. Regular people, however, who are symbolized by the offerings of &quot;lesser holiness,&quot; are at risk of being influenced by their evil inclination both directly and through deceit. They must therefore be prepared to confront it and slaughter it in any given situation—&quot;anywhere in the Temple courtyard.&quot;</text>
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          <text>3 The Kohen&apos;s path to the altar was via a ramp—a smooth and steady ascension—teaching us that our own Divine service and self-improvement need not necessarily require a sudden transformation, but rather steady and consistent progress.</text>
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          <text>4 An alternative translation: &quot;And he would face the surroundings.&quot; After we ascend our personal &quot;ramp&quot;—by elevating and improving ourselves through Divine service—we must take a moment to survey our surroundings and see what more must be done.</text>
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          <text>5 After the Kohen ascended the ramp of the altar he would circle it from &quot;the southeastern corner.&quot; South symbolizes warmth of climate, and east symbolizes light (the rising sun). This teaches us that when we ascend our personal altar—when we elevate and improve ourselves by doing good deeds—we merit receiving God&apos;s warmth and light as a reward. Our work is not yet complete, however; the next destination is &quot;the northeastern corner.&quot; North symbolizes the evil inclination. (The Hebrew word for north (צָפוֹן) can also mean &quot;hidden,&quot; and the evil inclination is described by the Talmud as being hidden within one&apos;s heart.) Upon conquering our evil inclination, we finally reach the western corners of the altar, which symbolize sweetness. (The Hebrew word for west, מַעֲרָב, shares its root with the word עָרֵב, &quot;sweet.&quot;) By following this path in our service of God we bring Him sweet delight.</text>
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