Chapter 2, Mishna 1

If a priest sanctified his hands and feet for the removal of the ashes from the altar, and that act was performed before dawn, does he need to sanctify them again for the daytime service?
But we learned in a Baraita that if a priest sanctified his hands and feet before dawn, he must sanctify them again after dawn. How does Rabbi Yochanan reconcile his statement with this source?
If sanctification was done before the prescribed time of service, does it remain valid once the proper time arrives, or is a new sanctification required?
What is the law regarding a priest who sanctified his hands and feet, then left the Temple courtyard?
Does leaving the Temple invalidate his sanctification, requiring him to sanctify again upon returning?
If leaving the Temple courtyard might invalidate sanctification, what if the priest only stepped partway out or stood in a doorway?
What is the law concerning the priest who performs the rite of the red heifer if he sanctified his hands and feet, then left the Temple Mount and returned, does he need to sanctify again?
What is the law regarding immersing only one’s hands rather than sanctifying them with water from the laver?
What is the law if the priest sanctified his hands and feet using water from a cave or another natural collection, rather than water from the Temple laver?
Why was the removal of the ashes performed quietly and before dawn, such that no other priest would see him or hear his voice?
How did the priests wake up in the Temple for the early morning service?
What system or mechanism was used to alert them that it was time to rise and perform the removal of the ashes?
Who was Gevini the Crier, and what was his role in the Temple?

Opening song: Moshe Storch leads Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock Park

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