Which of the services is performed in white garments according to the beginning of the chapter?
The unique services for the day—including the incense in the Holy of Holies—are performed in white garments, in contrast to the daily and additional offerings which are performed in gold garments.
Question 2
How many immersions and how many sanctifications of hands and feet does the High Priest perform on Yom Kippur?
Rambam emphasizes a fixed structure: five immersions and ten sanctifications throughout the clothing changes and types of service.
Question 3
What is special about the first immersion compared to the other immersions?
All immersions are performed in the courtyard, except for the first one which is also permitted outside to evoke the memory of an old impurity and purification from it.
Question 4
How many times does the High Priest mention the explicit Name on this day according to Rambam?
In the three confessions, he mentions three times in each confession (a total of nine), and once more in the lottery of the goat: 'A sin offering for the Lord'—making a total of ten.
Question 5
How do the people and priests respond when they hear the explicit Name from the High Priest?
Halacha 7 describes a public response of bowing and prostration with the statement 'Blessed be the Name of His glorious kingdom forever and ever' upon hearing the Name.