A blemished priest enters the altar area but performs no service. According to Halachah 1, what is his legal status?
Halachah 1 states explicitly that a blemished priest who enters the area of the altar and beyond is liable for lashes even if he did not perform any service — the entry itself violates a Torah prohibition.
Question 2
Which type of blemish, when a priest serves despite having it, renders the service invalid?
Halachah 6 establishes that only a blemish in the category that disqualifies both a person and an animal invalidates the service. Blemishes disqualifying humans only carry lashes but leave the service valid.
Question 3
A priest's spleen is removed, rendering him a treifah. He performs the Temple service. What is the status of his service?
Halachah 7 derives from the Torah's mention of a broken leg or arm — both visible — that only apparent blemishes disqualify. Internal conditions, even those making someone a treifah, do not invalidate priestly service.
Question 4
An uncircumcised priest performs Temple service. What are the consequences according to Halachah 8?
Halachah 8 equates an uncircumcised priest with a foreigner (non-priest): his service is disqualified and he is liable for lashes — but unlike an actual non-priest, he is not liable for death.
Question 5
A priest is discovered to be a challal after years of service. What happens to his past service and future service?
Halachah 10 rules that past service is acceptable (derived from Deuteronomy 33:11 — God accepts even the 'desecrated among them'), but the challal may not serve in the future. However, if he does continue to serve, he does not desecrate the service.