While it is a matter of great discussion exactly where (or to whom) we sacrifice the Se'ir L'Azazel - the sacrificial scapegoat - all agree that it's fate must be chosen by lottery, or luck.
The Sefer Akeida shows us, through this, yet another facet of Hashem's tremendous kindness towards us.
We know that we must do teshuva for our misdeeds because they are barriers between us and our Father In Heaven. But what about things that we never knew were wrong ? They still create barriers and distance ourselves from the divine connection we wish to have - how can we atone for those sins - we never consciously chose to transgress by doing them ?! It was just our rotten luck that we were never exposed to the right way of doing things !
This is precisely why, says the Akeida, we have to have at least one korban chosen by lottery - or luck. This is to atone for - and remove any barriers created by - any misdeeds that we may have done, without knowing, just by our sheer, ill fated, luck.
And what about nowadays - when we no longer bring this sacrifice ?
We must seize this meaning and concentrate on it - when we mention the Se'ir L'Azazel in Yom Kippur's Mussaf.
Gmar Chasima Tova Lechol Klal Yisrael !
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