The goat which is sent to Azazel (Vayikra 16:8) on Yom Kippur is one of the strangest phenomena in theTorah. This is a form of offering and one of the sacrifices called Kadashim, yet it has almost ...

Perhaps the most unusual of all the Temple services was the Yom Kippur ceremony of Azazel, sending off a goat into the wilderness, symbolically carrying away the sins of Israel. No other Temple ...

If you enjoy stories that mix mystery with a hint of danger, Azazel is a name worth remembering. He is not one of those ...

And Aaron shall place lots upon the two he goats: one lot “For the Lord,” and the other lot, “For Azazel.” Spiritual leader and author Eckhart Tolle noted that “after two ducks get into a fight, which ...

The terms “Azazel” and Yom Hakippurim are discussed in the biblical portion of Aharei Mot (16:1-18:30), but neither is part of Judaism today. There are radically different interpretations of “Azazel” ...

One of the most remarkable elements of Yom Kippur in ancient times, when the Holy Temple stood in Jerusalem, was the ritual of “the Two Goats.” Two indistinguishable members of that species were ...

Payman Esmaeilian is the translator of the series published by Peydayesh. Azazel is a character created by Asimov and featured in the series. Azazel is a two-centimeter-tall demon (or extraterrestrial ...