Today I want to take a different and creative slant on the five Levitical sacrifices by comparing them to a modern day insurance program. Of course, this metaphorical comparison will be far from perfect, but I think it help further solidify in your mind the nuanced differences between the offerings. So for this exercise’s sake, […]

Before we move on to chapter 6 of Leviticus which begins dealing with the ritual procedures for each of the FIVE major sacrifices, I wanted to go ahead and do a quick review of what we’ve studied so far. The five major sacrifices are as follows: OLAH MINCHAH ZEVAH  HATTA-AT ASHAM OLAH This sacrifice in […]

“Adonai said to Moshe, “If someone sins and acts perversely against Adonai by dealing falsely with his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him, by stealing from him, by extorting him, or by dealing falsely in regard to a lost object he has found, or by swearing to a lie — if a person commits any […]

“If someone sins by doing something against any of the mitzvot of ADONAI concerning things which should not be done, he is guilty, even if he is unaware of it; and he bears the consequences of his wrongdoing.”-Leviticus 5:17 We are still in the thick of studying the 5th Levitical Sacrifice known as the ASHAM […]

So far we have thoroughly studied the first four Levitical sacrifices and are currently in the midst of examining the 5th one known as the ASHAM in Hebrew. Today I just wanted to take a quick pause and check in with everybody. I imagine some of you may be feeling overwhelmed by the many meticulous […]