korban
The Peace Offering in the City of Peace
People who are unfamiliar with the Bible think that a sacrifice is an unspecified animal that is slaughtered haphazardly and thrown into a blazing fire to be burnt entirely. But the book of Vayikra (Leviticus) is incredibly specific,...
Does Being the Poor Man’s Sacrifice Make the Meal Offering Less Desirable?
The meal offering was characteristically brought by the poor as it was less expensive than a meat offering. Itl offering consisted chiefly of fine flour, olive oil and frankincense. The grain could either be raw and mixed with oil, or...
Atoning For Unintentional Sins
The book of Leviticus begins with a discussion of the korbanot, or sacrifices, that were brought in the Tabernacle and Temple. One of these sacrifices was called the korban chatat, or sin offering. The word chatat (sin) is derived from...
Can we Bring the Passover Sacrifice Today?
While still in Egypt, the Children of Israel were commanded to perform the ritual sacrifice of a lamb on the eve of the Exodus from Egypt. Unlike later Passover sacrifices that were slaughtered in one central location, the first Korban...
Ask Rabbi Tuly: Could We Offer the Passover Sacrifice Today?
At an exercise to bring the Pesach offering ahead of the holiday, Rabbi Tuly Weisz and Rabbi Baruch Kahane discuss the limitations of bringing the Passover sacrifice, explaining why don't we have the Passover sacrifice today. Watch...
