“When a leader sins and inadvertently does something against any of the mitzvot of Adonai concerning things which should not be done, he is guilty.  If the sin which he committed becomes known to him, he is to bring as his offering a male goat without defect, lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it in the […]

“This is what he is to do with the bull — he must do the same with this bull as he does with the one for the purification offering. Thus the cohen will make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.”-Leviticus 4:20 There is only one difference between the HATTA-AT or Purification Offering procedures when it […]

“And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord: and the bullock shall be killed before the Lord.”-Leviticus 4:15 At the end of verse Leviticus 4:15, we encounter a phrase that we would do well to firmly embed into our memory banks. It is the phrase “before […]

“When the sin that the entire community of Israel has committed becomes known, then the assembly is to offer a young bull as a purification offering and bring it before the tent of meeting. The leaders of the community are to lay their hands on the bull’s head and slaughter the bull in the presence […]

“‘If the whole Israelite community sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though the community is unaware of the matter, when they realize their guilt and the sin they committed becomes known, the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the tent of meeting.”-Leviticus 4:13-14 The […]