The Temple Institute: Yom Kippur in the Holy Temple: The Scapegoat Dies

The Scapegoat Dies

Arriving at the cliff, the priest removes the crimson wool that the High Priest had tied to the scapegoat's horns. He divides it into two pieces; one piece he reties once again to the animal's horns, and the second, to a rock. This is so that he will also be able to see when the crimson color has turned white, and know that atonement has been made for Israel's sins. Then he pushes the goat backward with his two hands.

 

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