"He shall take two he-goats and stand them before Hashem, at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. Aaron shall place lots upon the two he-goats: one lot 'to Hashem' and one lot 'to Azazel'. Aaron shall bring near the he-goat designated by lot to Hashem, and he shall make it a sin-offering. And the he-goat designated by lot to Azazel shall be stood alive before Hashem, to atone upon it, to send it to Azazel to the wilderness." ~Vayikra 16;7-10
"He shall slaughter the sin-offering he-goat of the people, and bring its blood within the Curtain; he shall do with its blood as he had done with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it upon the Ark-cover and in front of the Ark-cover. Thus shall he bring atonement upon the Sanctuary for the impurities of the Children of Israel, and for their willful sins among all their sins; and so shall he do for the Tent of Meeting that dwells with them amid their impurity. Any person shall not be in the Tent of Meeting when he comes to provide atonement in the Sactuary until his departure; he shall provide atonement for himself, for his household, and for the entire congregation of Israel.
He shall go out to the Mizbe'ach that is before Hashem, and make atonement upon it: He shall take from the blood of the bull and from the blood of the he-goat and place it on the horns of the Mizbe'ach all around. He shall sprinkle upon it from the blood with his finger seven times; and he shall purify it and sanctify it from the impurities of the Children of Israel.
When he is finished atoning for the Sanctuary, the Tent of Meeting, and the Mizbe'ach, he shall bring the living he-goat near. Aaron shall lean his two hands upon the head of the living he-goat and confess upon it all the iniquities of the Children of Israel, and all their rebellious sins among all their sins, and place them upon the head of the he-goat, and send it with a timely man to the desert. The he-goat will bear upon itself all of their iniquities to a cut land, and he should send away the he-goat to the desert." ~Vayikra 16;15-22
In continuing with the on-going theme of organization of information, this week we'll compare similarities and differences between the 2 goats that they Kohen brings for Yom Kippur atonement. Rather than using a Venn Diagram, as we've done in the past, this week we'll use a compare and contrast chart to organize our information.
We begin by making a chart with 3 columns- 1 column to list the different attributes which we will compare across each category, and a separate column for each category that will be compared.
Next, we create a list of the different aspects of goat which we will compare. When creating this list, it helps to look critically at each category, one at a time, and create a list of attributes for that category. Then, for the next category, scan your existing list for each attribute, and add any attributes that are new to the end of the list.
Last, we go through the lists and mark-off which attributes apply to which categories.
For those who find it easier, you can mark the lists simultaneously while creating the attribute list in the chart. This way, as you are finding the attributes, you just add a check-mark to all categories that apply and you are able to fill out the chart simultaneously while you are actually creating it.
Once the chart is complete, we can easily look at each individual attribute to see the categories to which the attribute applies. This type of chart is particularly helpful when comparing multiple categories or items for which specific attributes are important to you. This allows you to quickly identify an attribute and scan through the chart to see which categories are relevant to the attribute on which you are focusing. As with many of our recent topics, organizational tools and logical thinking are critical in math, but they also extend beyond math into so many other areas of life.
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