Questions tagged [korban]
A sacrifice. Refers to the animal and food sacrifices brought in the Temple.
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Posthumous sacrifices in Maccabees II
In Maccabees 2:12:39-45 (Sefaria Hebrew source. NRSV - if anyone is aware of a better, more Jewishy English translation, please edit it in) it says:
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Can only animal sacrifices forgive sins?
Can only animal sacrifices forgive sins?
In Exodus 12:27 it is written
you shall say, ‘It is the passover sacrifice to the LORD, because He
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Why don't we read about the korban tamid during the amidah? [duplicate]
For the Mussaf amidah, some read the actual relevant corresponding korban text (shabbat, chag etc) during the amidah itself, while for shacharit (and mincha) we dont read/mention the korban tamid at ...
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Why is הַמִּנְחָ֗ה in 1kings 18:36 translated as "Evening" sacrifice?
Is this just an assumption or does it have to do with the prefix?
interlinear:
https://biblehub.com/interlinear/1_kings/18-36.htm
parallel:
https://biblehub.com/1_kings/18-36.htm
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Discrepancy between Sefer HaMitzvos and Sefer Hachinuch
The Rambam in Sefer HaMitzvos, Lo Saaseh 148 writes that a non-Kohen who eats kodshim/holy food breaks a negative mitzvah:
שהזהירנו שלא לאכול זר מבשר קדשי הקדשים. והוא אמרו יתעלה וזר לא יאכל כי קדש ...
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What is the mizraq (basin/bowl) used for in regards to the altar?
I understand every tool used in 'Exodus 27:3 and 38:3' except for the 'basin'.
Was the basin used for burning grain offerings? Was the meat placed in the 'basin' or directly on the 'grille'? Was it ...
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Is the Altar of Burnt Offering for cooking or for consuming by fire?
Were cuts of meat cooked, was the whole animal roasted, or was meat put in the fire as a pleasing aroma?
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In the yearly cycle, how many offerings, tithes, and sacrifices would an Israelite household provide?
The purpose of this question is to understand the amount that a household would give to the tabernacle following the law found in the books of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. One example of this ...
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Where did the Jews send the goat "for Azazel" while in the desert?
Rashi (Vayikra 16:8) says:
Azazel: This is a strong and hard mountain, [with] a high cliff, as the Scripture says [in describing Azazel] (verse 22 below),“a precipitous land (אֶרֶץ גְּזֵרָה),” ...
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Was the drink offering poured into fire?
What is the possibility that the drink offering was poured into the altar of sacrifice?
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Why did God instituted the Sacrificial system if prayers can atone for sins?
I have often seen Jews saying that prayers and repentance are sufficient for atonement, then why was the animal sacrificial system was started to begin with, and who are the Rabbis responsible for the ...
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Was Psalm 40:7 specific to David or is there a more general application?
Sacrifice and meal-offering Thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast
Thou opened; Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast Thou not required.
(JPS)
How has Psalm 40:7 been interpreted given that the Torah ...
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How could Samuel sacrifice not in the central place with the Levites?
In Leviticus 17, we find:
17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the people of Israel and say to them, This is the thing that the Lord has commanded. 3 If ...
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What was God's involvement in the matter of Jephthah's daughter?
The book of Judges tells us the sad story of Jephthah (Yiftach), who vowed he would sacrifice anything coming out of his house, and it turned out to be his daughter. [Judges 11]
Not only does God not ...
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Irregularities in korban specifications
When listing korbanot, Torah specifies "unblemished" immediately for all days except for Shavuot, where this requirement seems to be added later as an afterthought:
Bamidbar 28:3, tamid:
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When did korbanot become a Jewish thing?
Cain and Abel and Noah did traditional offerings. Abraham did some odd ritual involving cutting animals in half and walking through them, Yaakov poured some oil on a rock. But does do a real sacrifice ...
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Washing Pesach: kohanim
In preparation of the Pesach I read a couple of verses from the Tenach and found something which raised a couple of questions. In Divrei Hayamim II 35:6 for example I found that the Levites should ...
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Why is the flour option available in only one case?
Vayikra 5 describes the offering required as a Chatat. This subcategory allows offerings of varying value, depending on what the guilty person can afford. Vayikra 5:11 reads
וְאִם־לֹא֩ תַשִּׂ֨יג ...
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Salt on the table at Pesach seders
It seems that some don't dip the matzah into salt before eating it at the seder. Also, in my community, salt is not put on the table for the seder (except for the salt water for karpas/beitzah--which ...
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How do we know that R' Yehuda does not think writing is a good way to remember something?
The gemara Yoma on page 55a quotes a mishna which has R' Yehuda saying that there were no boxes of money for people to donate for kinei chova offerings because the kohanim could confuse that box with ...
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Why are we allowed to eat flour?
The Torah explicitly says that we may not eat blood because the blood is an essential element in effecting Kaparah (as explained in Vayikra 17:11 among other places):
כִּי נֶפֶשׁ הַבָּשָׂר בַּדָּם ...
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Stairs to Ascend to Menorah but not Altar
In Shemot 20:23, Hashem commands us not to ascend to the mizbe'ach (sacrificial altar) with stairs for reasons of modesty. However, we learn in Tamid (3, 9) that the Menorah had stairs before it in ...
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Why are there so many types of mincha offering?
There is only one method of offering each category of animal and bird sacrifices. Similarly, incense can be offered in only one way. But one can choose to offer a voluntary mincha in 4 ways (flour, ...
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Is there a connection between Smicha for korbanot and Smicha for rabbis?
Is there any connection with the semichah when a person is about to offer a korban to the semicha of becoming a rabbi?
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Can a Kohen be a vegetarian or vegan?
It's my understanding that eating meat for a Jew is optional. We are not commanded to eat meat but if we have the desire we may do so as long as it follows kashrut restrictions. On the other hand, are ...
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Pesachim 97a cruel death by starvation for rejected chatas animals
Pesachim 97a calls for a very cruel death by starvation in a cage of certain chatas animals who don't qualify for sacrifice. Other unsuitable animals are left to graze and be sold. Is there any ...
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Do נסכים need to be brought לשם בעלים?
Does the Kohein need to pour the nesachim l'shem the baalim of the korban?
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Were women present in the Temple when offering the Korban Pesach?
Women are obligated to bring a korban Pesach. The mishna even talks about a group of women doing their own.
So does that mean in the afternoon of the 14th of Nissan, you'd find both men and women in ...
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How can there be a custom which creates Nosar?
The Torah says not to leave over the meat of the Pesach offering (Exodus 12:10), known as the prohibition of Nosar. Even though this prohibition doesn't get lashes, either because it doesn't have an ...
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Does it matter where the flames came from in the Beit ha Mikdash?
In the Greek book commonly known as Second Maccabees (not generally recognized among Jews as being authoritative), there is a detail given about the rededication of the Second Temple where the relit ...
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Are there any examples of "par ha'elem davar" in Tanakh or Talmud?
In Lev. 4:13-15, we learn
If it is the whole community of Israel that has erred and the matter escapes the notice of the congregation, so that they do any of the things which by the LORD’s ...
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Does every korban nedava need nesachim?
My understanding is that there are 3 kinds of nedavos-Olah, Mincha, and shelamim. Do olos and shelamim need nesachim?
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Can one bring a Korban Todah as a nedava if he is not from the 4 who must give thanks?
As the title says, must one be from the four who need to give thanks (edit—Brachos 54b) to bring a todah and the associated 40 chalos or can you bring it as a nedava without being from the four?
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First-born animals today
From what I understand, the laws of "bechor behemah tehorah" (kosher first-born animal) are still in effect today, both in Israel and outside. To avoid problems with this, we sell a share of the ...
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Why are oil to flour ratios different for different animals?
Bamidbar 15:4-10 relates the menachot and nesachim for each animal:
Sheep: 1 issaron of flour, 1/4 hin of oil (and 1/4 hin of wine)
Ram: 2 issarons of flour, 1/3 hin of oil (and 1/3 hin of wine)
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Wealth-based sacrifices: how to determine wealth
Some sacrifices have varying requirements based on what you can afford. For example, Vayikra 5:6, 5:7 and 5:11 have three different levels of sacrifices to bring for a guilt-offering depending on ...
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Reciting the 'Yehi Ratzons' in Eizehu Mekoman on Erev Yom Kippur
As part of the recitation of the mishnayot of eizehu mekoman during shacharit, some siddurim print a yehi ratzon prayer after each of mishnayot 3 - 7, asking that G-d consider our recitation of these ...
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What does sacrificing a soul mean?
The Talmud Bavli in Chagiga 12b mentions that there is a place where the angel Michael offers korbanos to Hashem. The Chiddushei Aggados commentary (can be seen on the above link on Sefaria) states a ...
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How did the Israelites worship without bread and wine for 40 years?
At the end of Parahas Ki Tavo we read that for 40 years the Israelites did not have bread or wine. The seventh aliya says (Devarim 29:5), "You neither ate bread, nor drank new wine or old wine, ...
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Any good sefarim to learn basics of Kodshim?
does anyone know of any Seforim that are good introductions/ basics of Kodshim? (They can be in Hebrew/ English)
Thank you so much in advance!
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No leaning for communal offerings? But there is!
M'nachos 9:9:
חֹמֶר בַּסְּמִיכָה מִבַּתְּנוּפָה וּבַתְּנוּפָה מִבַּסְּמִיכָה, שֶׁאֶחָד מֵנִיף לְכָל הַחֲבֵרִים וְאֵין אֶחָד סוֹמֵךְ לְכָל הַחֲבֵרִים. וְחֹמֶר בַּתְּנוּפָה, שֶׁהַתְּנוּפָה נוֹהֶגֶת ...
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The focus of the Akeida
Why is the binding of Yitzhak the focus of the narrative more so than the attempted offering itself by Avraham?
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Chatat or Asham for Non-Jews?
Related to this and this.
Non-Jews can make sacrifices anywhere in the world, regardless if there's a Mikdash standing or not. Technically, Jews need to bring a Korban Chatat or an Asham as part of ...
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Why were cows so Important and preferred as sacrifice over other animals in Bani Israel?
I read a lot about cows used in sacrifice , what is the reason that cows were sacrificed and what was the importance of cows for Bani Israel
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North and South - which is it?
1) The Torah says that North, צפון, is the place for bringing kodshei kodoshim, especially-holy korbonos - like olos. For a list, see perek Eizehu Mekoman in Zevachim.
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Where did the sages get the idea of tying a crimson cord to the goat sent to Azazel?
Where did the sages of blessed memory get this idea recorded in the Babylonian Talmud Rosh Hashana 31b of tying a red or crimson cord to the goat sent to azazel (last week's Torah reading), in order ...
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Ibrahim slaugthering his son as per Jewish beliefs?
Do Jews have a custom or teaching of Qurban/slaughtering animals as Muslims do to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim's test of slaughtering his son?
If so, is it on a particular time or month and what this ...
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Where is the missing altar?
Each year a a group of individuals receive news coverage (for example here) for attempting to enter the Har Habayit to bring the Pesach Offfering. (They are stopped by the police.) Since the Korban ...
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Significance of mussaf korbanos
Is there a general overview and explanation available anywhere (Chazal, rishonim, achronim, contemporary) about how the system of mussaf korbanos are built?
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Any book or website that explains the laws of korbanos?
Does anyone know a good sefer or website that explains the laws of korbanot in a clear manner, with possibly pictures included? It is very difficult to follow through the parashios, especially when it ...
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