Related%20passage for Yoma 4:5

בְּכָל יוֹם כֹּהֲנִים עוֹלִים בְּמִזְרָחוֹ שֶׁל כֶּבֶשׁ וְיוֹרְדִין בְּמַעֲרָבוֹ, וְהַיּוֹם כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל עוֹלֶה בָאֶמְצַע וְיוֹרֵד בָּאֶמְצַע. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, לְעוֹלָם כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל עוֹלֶה בָאֶמְצַע וְיוֹרֵד בָּאֶמְצַע. בְּכָל יוֹם כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל מְקַדֵּשׁ יָדָיו וְרַגְלָיו מִן הַכִּיּוֹר, וְהַיּוֹם מִן הַקִּיתוֹן שֶׁל זָהָב. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, לְעוֹלָם כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל מְקַדֵּשׁ יָדָיו וְרַגְלָיו מִן הַקִּיתוֹן שֶׁל זָהָב:

Every day, the priests would ascend on the east of the ramp [As the master said: "Let all your turnings be to the right," which is to the east. For the ramp was in the south (of the altar), so that ascending on the east of the ramp, one would be turning right.], and they would descend on the west, but today, the high-priest would ascend in the middle and descend in the middle, [in point of his eminence, to show that he is like "a member of the Household," walking wherever he desires, as opposed to the other priests, who are not permitted to do so.] R. Yehudah says: The high-priest always ascends in the middle and descends in the middle. Every day, the high-priest would lave his hands and feet from the laver, but today, he would do so from the golden ladle. R. Yehudah says: The high-priest always laves his hands and feet from the golden ladle.

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