EXTRA 2 on Acharei Mos 16:07

Side-ring EXTRA · Where the two seirim stand

Source

Torah Temimah is silent on 16:07. Classical sources fix the precise location of the standing required by “before Hashem at the entrance of the Ohel Moed.”

Core Text

Core Text — Yoma / Rashi tradition
מַעֲמִידָן בְּמִזְרַח הָעֲזָרָה, לִפְאַת צָפוֹן, וּפְנֵיהֶם לַמַּעֲרָב — כְּנֶגֶד בֵּית קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים.

English: He stands them in the east of the azarah, on the northern side, facing west — aligned toward the Kodesh HaKodashim.

Type of Learning

Spatial definition of “before Hashem”

What Is Learned

“Before Hashem” is not a vague orientation; it means the pair stands at the eastern side of the courtyard, faces the Holy of Holies, and only then receives the goral.