3,885. The Holiest Location of Them All

Rabbi Jack Abramowitz

Hilchos Beis HaBechirah 7:21

The Heichal is holier than the preceding area; only kohanim who have sanctified their hands and feet may enter.

Hilchos Beis HaBechirah 7:22

The Holy of Holies is holier still. Only the Kohein Gadol may enter there, when performing the service on Yom Kippur.

Rabbi Jack Abramowitz, MS Ed., is Torah Content Editor at the Orthodox Union. He is the author of nine books, including The Tzniyus Book, The Taryag Companion, The God Book and Ask Rabbi Jack. His two-volume The Complete Targum Onkelos is available from Kodesh Press as well as on Amazon.