About this episode
Study Guide Yoma 69 Can one benefit from priestly garments? The gemara tries to find an answer to this question. Is it forbidden to wear priestly garments outside the Temple? If so, how did Shimon the Tzaddik wear them for his meeting with Alexander the Great when he convinced him to prevent the Cutim from destroying the Temple (Mount Gerizim Day)? In the book of Nehemiah it is said that they called on the name of the great God - what is the meaning of "the great"? How did the Jews manage to eliminate the evil instinct for idol worship? What was the problem when they sought to eliminate the evil instinct for forbidden sexual relationships? Is it possible to skip portions when reading the Torah? From the Prophets?