BAIS HAVAAD'S PARSHA PERSPECTIVES Parshas Tetzaveh:Sometimes Clothes Do Make the Man By: Rabbi Yehonoson Dovid Hool

SOMETIMES CLOTHES DO MAKE THE MAN “Why is the parshah in the Torah regarding the clothing worn by the Kohen Gadol (the High Priest) juxtaposed to the parshah of the korbonos (the sacrificial offerings)? To teach us that just as the korbonos atone, so too the vestments of the Kohen Gadol atone for sins.” (Talmud, Erachin 16a). This Gemarah requires an explanation. How does this work? Does the mere act of someone wearing a particular garment automatically atone for everyone else’s sins?