by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Dec 27, 2017 | Beginner
52. Firstborn [and Animal Tithes] – Bechoros We are commanded to set aside all male firstborn of humans, clean animals, and asses, as it says “Sanctify to Me every firstborn of the children of Israel, everything that opens the womb of man and of...
by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Dec 19, 2017 | Beginner
51. Festival Offerings – Chagigah On the festivals (Pesach, Shavuos, and Sukkos) Jewish men are commanded to visit the Temple and are forbidden to do so without bringing a burnt-offering, as it says “[Three times a year] all your males shall be seen before...
by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Dec 6, 2017 | Beginner
49. Sacrilege – Me’ilah It is forbidden to derive benefit from sacred things (except for those parts of sacrifices that are eaten) or from things forbidden to oneself by a vow, as it says “You must not eat… the vows that you make”.1 If...
by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Nov 21, 2017 | Beginner
47. Holy Things that Become Unfit – Pesulei ha-Mukdashin If a sacrifice acquires a blemish or becomes invalid on account of improper sacrificial procedures it is forbidden to eat it, as it says “You shall not eat any abomination”1; and there is a...
by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Nov 15, 2017 | Beginner
46. Daily and Additional Sacrifices – Temidin u-Musafin We are commanded to offer two lambs daily as burnt-offerings, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, as it says “Two each day, a regular burnt-offering…”.1 The priests are commanded...