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1)[line 8]îáéú äãùïMI'BEIS HA'DESHEN - [the Avodah of the Olas ha'Of is performed in the southeast corner because it is the closest] to the Beis ha'Deshen (where the crop and feathers are thrown) (BEIS HA'DESHEN

(a)There are four places associated with the Beis ha'Mikdash that are called "Beis ha'Deshen" (ash-pile):

1.The first Beis ha'Deshen, also known as Mekom ha'Deshen, was located southeast of the outer Mizbe'ach alongside the ramp, at a distance of three Tefachim (approximately 22.8, 24 or 28.8 cm, depending upon the differing Halachic opinions) from the ramp and 10 Amos north (approximately 4.56, 4.8 or 5.76 meters) of the foot of the ramp. The Terumas ha'Deshen (a shovel-full of ashes lifted from the bonfire of the outer Mizbe'ach) and ashes from the Menorah and the inner Mizbe'ach were deposited there every morning. Additionally, when a bird was brought as an Olas ha'Of, the Kohen cut out the crop and surrounding feathers of the bird (or, according to some Tana'im, the crop and the intestines - Zevachim 65a) and threw them onto this Beis ha'Deshen.

2.The second Beis ha'Deshen was located immediately to the east of the outer Mizbe'ach. It was used for burning the parts of certain Korbanos that became Pesulim, where the Pesul occurred before the Zerikas ha'Dam. These parts were the meat and the Eimurim of Kodshei ha'Kodashim, the Eimurim of the Kodshim Kalim, and the Parim and Se'irim ha'Nisrafim (the bulls and goats, the remains of which were burned) (Pesachim 24a, Zevachim 104b).

3.The third Beis ha'Deshen was located on Har ha'Bayis and was used for burning the Parim and Se'irim ha'Nisrafim that became Pesulim, where the Pesul occurred after the Zerikas ha'Dam (according to Rav Nachman Amar Rabah bar Avuha, Zevachim 104b) or after they were taken out of the Azarah (according to Tani Levi, Zevachim ibid.).

4.The fourth Beis ha'Deshen was also called the Shefech ha'Deshen. Most of the ashes from the sacrifices burned on the outer Mizb'ach were cleared away to the Tapu'ach, a large pile of ashes in the middle of the Mizbe'ach. The Torah states that when this pile becomes excessively large, the ashes must be cleared away to the Shefech ha'Deshen, the ritually clean place outside the camp in the desert or outside of Yerushalayim where the ashes from the Mizbe'ach are deposited (Vayikra 4:12, 6:4). The Parim and Se'irim ha'Nisrafim that did not become Pesulim during their Avodah were also burned in this Beis ha'Deshen.

(b)The Beis ha'Deshen mentioned in our Gemara is the one called the Mekom ha'Deshen (see above, a:1).

2)[line 10]îîåøàä åðåöäMI'MUR'AH V'NOTZAH- than its crop and feathers

3)[line 12]îçúä ùì ëñóMACHTAH SHEL KESEF- a silver shovel

4)[line 14]äîàåëìåúHA'ME'UKALOS HA'PENIMIYOS- the consumed inner [coals]

5)[line 16]öáø àú äâçìéíTZAVAR ES HA'GECHALIM- he piled up the coals

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6)[line 13]äéä îåì÷ àú øàùä îîåì òøôäHAYAH MOLEK ES ROSHAH MI'MUL ORPAH- he would perform Melikah (cutting the back of the neck of the bird with his right thumbnail, making sure to cut both Simanim, the trachea and the esophagus) at the back of its neck

7)[line 15]îúîöä òì éñåãMISMATZEH AL HA'YESOD- [the blood would be] squeezed on the base of the Mizbe'ach

8)[line 21]åðòáéã îòéìàé åäãø åðòáéã îúúàéV'NA'AVID ME'ILA'EI V'HADAR NA'AVID MI'TATA'EI- but let him do it (the sprinkling of the blood) above [the red line] and then do [the squeezing of the remainder] below

9)[line 23]âôéåGAPAV- its wings

10)[line 24]âåãìåGODLO- his thumb

11)[line 27]åçôéðäV'CHAFINAH

(a)Chafinah, performed once a year on Yom ha'Kipurim by the Kohen Gadol, is one of the most difficult Avodos performed in the Beis ha'Mikdash (Yoma 47b, Menachos 11a). The Kohen Gadol enters the Kodesh ha'Kodashim for the first time in order to place Ketores (incense) over burning coals there. He takes with him a golden Kaf (a bowl with a handle) of Ketores in his left hand and a golden Machtah (pan) of burning coals in his right. He then places the pan of coals on the floor, empties the double-handful (Melo Chafnav) of Ketores in the Kaf into his hands, and covers the coals with Ketores (Vayikra 16:12-13).

(b)The Kohen Gadol holds the Kaf in his hands and uses his thumbs to slide the handle of the Kaf back toward his body until it is positioned between his elbows, with the edge of the bowl in his fingertips (and the bottom of it resting on the fleshy part of his palm). Then, with the help of his elbows, he rotates the bowl above his hands and empties the Ketores into his palms, all the while being careful not to spill any of it (RASHI, as explained by the ME'IRI to the Mishnah on Yoma 49b).

(c)According to the RAMBAM (Hilchos Avodas Yom ha'Kipurim 4:1), who has a slightly different text on Yoma 49b, the Kohen Gadol tilts the Kaf at an angle such that he is able to sweep the Ketores into his palms with his thumbs. He accomplishes this using his fingertips or by holding the handle of the Kaf in his teeth. (See Insights to Yoma 49b for other possible ways in which the Kohen Gadol performed Chafinah.)

12)[line 32]ùéñòSHISA- he tore open

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