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Horayot 7: When the Anointed Kohen Errs

09.08.2025 | ט״ו באלול תשפ״ה

A new chapter! With several mishnayot. 1 – (from the previous daf) – If/when the anointed kohen who makes an erroneous ruling, which he then does unwittingly – he needs to bring a sin-offering in atonement. He is considered akin to the court, as it were, with regard to himself, as the court is, with regard to the public. Note the kohen’s authority to determine halakhah as well. 2 – On the court’s involvement (or lack thereof) in the kohen’s offering, in that they really can’t provide the means for his atonement. 3 – If the erroneous ruling pertains to idolatry – with a parallel to a ruling to uproat an area of the Torah – and the contingincy of being unaware of the matter altogether.

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Anne Gordon is the deputy editor of Ops & Blogs at The Times of Israel. She is a veteran educator, having taught in high school and post-high school institutions in Israel and America for several decades. Yardaena Osband is a pediatrician and teaches in her community and online. They both hail from Boston, proud alumna of Maimonides School, where they first learned Gemara. Talking Talmud is their conversation (via podcast) on the daf yomi. They say: “Learning the daf? We have something for you to think about. Not learning the daf? We have something for you to think about! (Along with a taste of the daf…) Join the conversation with us!”

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