בית המקדש · Beit HaMikdach

Azara

The deputy and the head of the house at the lots

הסגן וראש בית אב

HaSegan ve-rosh beit av

See it in the tour

At the lots, in the east of the Azara, north of the altar, the deputy stands at the Kohen Gadol's right, the head of the father's house at his left. He shakes the urn and draws the two lots, one in each hand. If the one for the Name comes up in his right, the deputy tells him: “My master the Kohen Gadol, raise your right”; in the left, the head of the house tells him.

Dimensions

  • the deputy at the right
  • the head of the house at the left
  • “raise your right”

Sources

  • Yoma 4:1“טָרַף בַּקַּלְפִּי וְהֶעֱלָה שְׁנֵי גוֹרָלוֹת… הַסְּגָן בִּימִינוֹ וְרֹאשׁ בֵּית אָב מִשְּׂמֹאלוֹ”
  • Rambam, Hilchot Avodat Yom HaKippurim 3:2“הֵיכָן מַגְרִיל. בְּמִזְרַח הָעֲזָרָה בִּצְפוֹן הַמִּזְבֵּחַ… וּשְׁנֵי הַשְּׂעִירִים לְפָנָיו אֶחָד לִימִינוֹ וְאֶחָד לִשְׂמֹאלוֹ”

Project decisionTour's choice: their age, gestures and spacing. The kalpi stands on a pedestal, and the lot for the Name comes up in the right hand: also choices.