Derasha 5 on Acharei Mos 16:06

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 16:06

The Complete Passuk

וְהִקְרִ֧יב אַהֲרֹ֛ן אֶת־פַּ֥ר הַחַטָּ֖את אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ וְכִפֶּ֥ר בַּעֲד֖וֹ וּבְעַ֥ד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Yoma (beito = his wife).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּבְעַד בֵּיתוֹ — בֵּיתוֹ זוֹ אִשְׁתּוֹ; וּבְעַד בַּיִת אֶחָד וְלֹא בְּעַד שְׁנֵי בָּתִּים.

English: “And for his household” — his household is his wife; for one household and not for two households.

Type of Learning

One wife for the Kohen Gadol

What Is Learned

On Yom Kippur the Kohen Gadol’s kapparah for “beito” assumes a single wife; if he has two, one must be divorced before the service.