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Shevuos 13

1) [line 4] POREK OL - one who denies the existence of the Creator
2) [line 4] MEGALEH FANIM BA'TORAH - one who expounds the Torah arrogantly and falsely

3) [line 4] MEIFER BRIS B'VASAR - one who does not circumcise himself (b to Yevamos 72a) or one who stretched his foreskin (so that the sign of the Bris Milah was no longer apparent) (Yerushalmi Sanhedrin 10:1)

4) [line 7] "KI DEVAR HASH-M BAZAH V'ES MITZVASO HEFAR, HIKARES TIKARES [HA'NEFESH HA'HI,] AVONAH VAH." - "Because he has despised the word of HaSh-m, and has broken His commandment, [that soul] shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him." (Bamidbar 15:31)

5) [line 15] MISAH MEMAREKES - (lit. death cleanses [the sinner]) the sinner's death completes his atonement

6) [line 37] SIFRA - Toras Kohanim. One of the earliest commentaries on Vayikra, which was written by Rav (circa 220 C.E.) and which, when stated anonymously, follows the opinion of Rebbi Yehudah (it is also called Sifra d'Vei Rav)

7) [line 41] KERA'O MIKRA KODESH - (a) to accept upon oneself the sanctity of Yom ha'Kipurim by reciting the blessing, "Mekadesh Yisrael v'Yom ha'Kipurim" (RASHI); (b) to affirm that Beis Din established the beginning of the month of Tishrei by not doing Melachah on the tenth of the month because of the sanctity of the day, and not due to mere laziness (TOSFOS, citing RABEINU TAM); (c) to wear holiday clothing (TOSFOS to Kerisus 7a DH u'Kera'o, citing the Mechilta)

8) [line 46] KARES D'YOMA - the sins of the day of Yom ha'Kipurim itself, which incur the punishment of Kares

9) [line 47] ALAMAH - why

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10) [line 1] KARES DI'YEMAMA - the punishment of Kares for sins that are transgressed during the day of Yom ha'Kipurim

11) [line 2] UMTZA - raw meat
12) [line 2] CHANKEI - and it caused him to choke to death

13) [line 14] "V'CHIPER ES MIKDASH HA'KODESH V'ES OHEL MO'ED V'ES HA'MIZBE'ACH YECHAPER; V'AL HA'KOHANIM V'AL KOL AM HA'KAHAL YECHAPER." - "He shall bring atonement for the holy [inner] sanctuary, for the Tent of Meeting, and for the [golden] altar; and for the Kohanim and for all of the people of the community he shall bring atonement." (Vayikra 16:33) - This verse is stated after the description of all of the Avodah of Yom ha'Kipurim (including the Avodah of the Sa'ir ha'Mishtale'ach, which is dealt with in verses 21-26); "v'Chiper" means "he shall procure atonement."

14) [line 15] LIFNAI V'LIFNIM - the inner precincts, i.e. the Kodesh ha'Kodashim

15) [line 15] HEICHAL - the Sanctuary, which contained the Menorah, the Shulchan for the Lechem ha'Panim, and the Mizbe'ach for the Ketores

16) [line 16] MIZBE'ACH K'MASHMA'O - the word "Mizbe'ach" in this verse has its implied meaning, i.e. (a) the Mizbe'ach in the *Heichal* (RASHI); (b) the Mizbe'ach in the *Azarah* (b to Yoma 61a)

17) [line 16] AZAROS - the various courtyards in the compound of the Beis ha'Mikdash, Ezras Kohanim, Ezras Yisrael, and Ezras Nashim, each of which has its own rules as to the level of Taharah required in order to enter them (see Kelim 1:8)

18) [line 37] SHE'YEHU SHAVIM B'MAR'EH UV'KOMAH UV'DAMIM - that were identical in appearance, height and purchase price

19) [line 42] ASHER LO - that is his, i.e. that he purchases with his own money

20) [line 45] HUTAR MI'CHELALO ETZEL BEISO - i.e. even though the verse calls it *his* Korban, the subsequent verse states that he achieves atonement through it for himself and his wife

21) [line 48] V'IM NAFSHECHA LOMAR - and if you desire to say otherwise [and ask a different question on the previous teaching]

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