And the goat shall bear upon itself all their iniquities to the designated place, and he shall send the goat into the wilderness” (16:21-22). One designated man takes the goat for Azazel and leads it ...

‘And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat…. And the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the ...

The goat which is sent to Azazel (Vayikra 16:8) on Yom Kippur is one of the strangest phenomena in theTorah. This is a form of offering and one of the sacrifices called Kadashim, yet it has almost ...

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One of the most remarkable elements of Yom Kippur in ancient times, when the Holy Temple stood in Jerusalem, was the ritual of “the Two Goats.” Two indistinguishable members of that species were ...

Netflix’s adaptation of the acclaimed graphic novel The Sandman has panned out well with viewers and critics alike. With an amazing cast and breathtaking visuals, many have termed it a comic book in ...