How many times does the High Priest enter the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippur before incurring death at the hand of Heaven?
The High Priest enters the Holy of Holies four times on Yom Kippur as part of the Yom Kippur service. A fifth entry would incur death at the hand of Heaven (Halachah 3).
Question 2
What is the punishment for a priest who enters the outer Sanctuary (not the Holy of Holies) without cause?
Unauthorized entry into the outer Sanctuary is a violation of a negative commandment punishable by lashes, whereas unauthorized entry into the Holy of Holies incurs death (Halachah 4).
Question 3
When a priest in an acute state of mourning (aninut) performs sacrificial service, what is the result?
If a priest in aninut performs service, the service is profaned — whether it is an individual or communal sacrifice. This is derived from an a fortiori argument: a physically blemished priest who may eat sacred food still profanes service, so one in aninut who may not eat certainly profanes it (Halachot 6–7).
Question 4
According to Scriptural Law, for how long is a person considered in acute mourning (aninut)?
By Scriptural Law, aninut applies only on the day of the relative's death. Extension of aninut into that night is a Rabbinic enactment (Halachah 9).
Question 5
Which of the following individuals MAY send their sacrifices to be offered in the Temple?
A person impure from a lesser source such as a dead lizard (sheretz) may send most sacrifices to be offered, though not the Paschal sacrifice. By contrast, a mourner in shivah, a metzora, and one impure from a corpse may not send sacrifices (Halachot 11–12).