Yom Kippur Service and Protocols

On every other day, a priest would scoop up the coals with a coal pan made of silver and pour the coals from there into a coal pan of gold. But on this day, on Yom Kippur, the High Priest scoops up with a coal pan of gold, and with that coal pan he would bring the coals into the Holy of Holies. What material is the coal pan made of on Yom Kippur?

• Silver

• Gold

On every other day, a priest scoops up the coals with a coal pan of four kav and pours the coals into a coal pan of three kav. But on this day, the High Priest scoops with one of three kav, and with it he would bring the coals into the Holy of Holies. How many kav is the coal pan on Yom Kippur?

• Four

• Three

Rabbi Yosei says a variation of this distinction: On every other day, a priest scoops up the coals with a coal pan of a se’a, which is six kav and then pours the coals into a coal pan of three kav. But on this day, the High Priest scoops with a coal pan of three kav, and with it he would bring the coals into the Holy of Holies. How many kav is the coal pan of a se’a?

• Six

• Three

On every other day, the coal pan was heavy. But on this day it was light, so as not to tire the High Priest. How heavy was the coal pan on Yom Kippur?

• Heavy

• Light

On every other day, its handle was short, but on this day it was long so that he could also use his arm to support its weight. What was the length of the handle on Yom Kippur?

• Short

• Long

On every other day, it was of greenish gold, but on this day it was of a red gold. What was the color of the coal pan on Yom Kippur?

• Greenish gold

• Red gold

On every other day, a priest sacrificed a peras, half a maneh, of incense in the morning, and a peras in the afternoon, but on this day the High Priest adds an additional handful of incense and burns it in the Holy of Holies. How much incense did the High Priest sacrifice on Yom Kippur?

• Half a maneh

• An additional handful

On every other day, the incense was ground fine as prescribed by the Torah, but on this day it was superfine. How was the incense ground on Yom Kippur?

• Fine

• Superfine