Man darf die Azara nicht zum Dienst betreten [(nicht unbedingt zum Dienst)], selbst wenn er rein ist, ohne einzutauchen [dies folgt erst recht, nämlich: Nun, wenn der Hohepriester, der von Heiligkeit zu Heiligkeit wechselt — von einem äußeren Dienst zu einem inneren Dienst und von einem inneren Dienst zu einem äußeren Dienst (erfordert Eintauchen) —Einer, der aus seinem Haus kommt, von Nicht-Heiligkeit zu Heiligkeit, wie viel mehr sollte er ein Eintauchen erfordern!] An diesem Tag führt der Hohepriester (Jom Kippur) fünf Eintauchungen und zehn Lavings durch. Und alle (der Eintauchungen) sind in Heiligkeit (dh in der Mikwe von) [der Lishkah von] Beth Parvah, mit Ausnahme dieser [der ersten (die in die Azara eintreten), die in Chol (Nicht-Heiligkeit) war, am Wassertor, in der Nähe seiner Lishkah].
Bartenura on Mishnah Yoma
לעבודה – not necessarily
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English Explanation of Mishnah Yoma
Introduction
This mishnah teaches a general principle with regard to immersing before service in the Temple.
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עד שיטבול – and the matters are [understood] via a conclusion a minori ad majus, for just as the second to the High Priest is sanctified for the Holy {Service], from the Divine Service outside to the Divine Service inside, and from the Service inside [the Temple] to the Divine Service outside, and which requires immersion between each Divine Service, the individual who comes from his house which is from the “secular” to the Holy, does he not all the more so require ritual immersion?
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English Explanation of Mishnah Yoma
A man may not enter the Temple courtyard or to worship even if he was clean until he immerses himself. There are actually two requirements in this section. The first is that one may not enter into the Temple courtyard unless he first immerses himself in a mikveh. The second is that one who is already in the courtyard may not begin to perform the Temple service until he immerses himself.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Yoma
על בית הפרוה – on the chamber/compartment of the House of the Parveh.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Yoma
Five immersions and ten sanctifications did the high priest perform on that day. The high priest will change his clothing from his normal priestly wear to special golden clothes and then back again five times during Yom Kippur. For each change he would need to sanctify his hands and feet by washing them, making a total of ten hand and feet-washings.
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חוץ מזו – the first, which was in the non-holy area near the Gate of the Water, and it was at the side of his chamber.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Yoma
And all in sanctity in the Bet Haparvah with the exception of this one alone. All of these washings were done in an immersion pool which was on top of a chamber called the “Bet Haparvah”. The “Bet Haparvah” was within the Temple courtyard. The one exception was the first immersion which we learned about yesterday. Since this immersion was done before he began the service it was done outside of the Temple courtyard.
