Shedding Sin: The Scapegoat Ritual of Yom Kippur
Rachel Friedman
Rachel Friedman served as assistant director and faculty member at the Drisha for many years before founding Lamdeinu, an adult education program in Bergen County, NJ.
Rachel is a noted author and lecturer in Bible, liturgy and parshanut, and has served as a scholar-in-residence at synagogues, schools and other venues throughout North America and beyond. Rachel earned her MA in Bible from the Bernard Revel Graduate School at Yeshiva University and a JD from Columbia University School of Law.
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What is the true meaning of the Scapegoat Ritual as it’s described in the Torah? Why is this unusual and provocative ritual the climax of the Avodah on Yom Kippur? What relevance does this ritual have for each and every one of us today?