“For the unclean person they are to take some of the ashes of the animal burned up as a purification from sin and add them to fresh water in a container. A clean person is to take a bunch of hyssop leaves, dip it in the water and sprinkle it on the tent, on all […]
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N19-6: Why Would God Create A Sacrifice (Like the Red Heifer Offering) That Causes Impurity?
One important key that unlocks a deeper understanding of the Red Heifer ritual is to notice what the Torah calls this sacrifice. Recall the five different sacrifices we’ve studied so far. They are the… OLAH (Burnt Offering) MINCHAH (Grain Offering) HATA-AT (Purification Offering) ASHAM (Reparation Offering) ZEVAH (Peace Offering) Now which one of these five […]