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Vayikra - 4th Portion
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Join me as we learn together for
Wednesday Parishes Vayikra chapter 3
verse 1. Yesterday and the day before we
were learning about the different
sacrifices that were brought mainly
about the ascent offerings. What kind of
sacrifices and what kind of animals the
meal offering to the libations that were
brought with it as well as the burnt
offerings in the previous days. Today we
come to a new type of sacrifice which is
called a peace offering. A peace
offering would be a person that would
bring because it promotes it was called
a peace offering because it promotes
peace generally speaking because all
parties involved in the sacrifice
participated in it. The altar had some
the cohen who brought it had some as
well as the individual bringing it also
participated in it as we will see in the
following verses. Chapter 3 verse one.
If the sacrifice will be a peace
offering
from the cattle
if he's going to bring his offering
whether a male or female
it has to be without a blemish
he has to bring it before God
the reason why this was called a peace
offering as Rashi explains
because it brings peace in the world
that means because of these sacrifices
God takes away the punishment and brings
peace in the world another reason why it
was called a peace offering
Because there was peace for the one for
the altar for the for the owners the
people who brought the sacrifice. Verse
two,
then he would place he must place his
hand on the head of the sacrifice
and then he will slaughter it at the
entrance of the tent of gathering
and then the children of Aram will then
sprinkle the blood
encircling the blood encircling the
altar.
Verse three,
and then he will bring from the fire
offering uh as a fire offering to God.
From the peace offering as a fire
offering is a fire offering to God. What
will he bring?
The fat covering the inards
and all the fat that is on the inards.
Rashi as all the fats. There are two
kinds of fats. There's a fats which is
called and a fats that was called Schum.
They look very similar. However, they
have different purposes and different
reasons. And over here what he's telling
us over here, what we know over here is
which one is he bringing?
It's coming to include that even the
fats that was on the inert that as well
which you can know what it is because it
was very would peel and it would uh it
would be very soft and there were two
signs that the Talma describes of what
and how you can identify what is and
what is Truman what is the permissible
fats and which one actually had to be
brought on the altar. This is where
Abisho says Raba says the verse is
coming to include include
that the facts that was on the very two
thin lines
these two signs and uh the difference
would be where what kind of uh what kind
of fats is referring to over here and if
that that fat had to be also brought on
the altar
that means according to Rabi Akiva the
actual fats that was on the stomach was
not brought onto the altar and was not
prohibited according to the stomach the
fats that's on the stomach was also
included and had to be brought on the
altar and today is prohibited from
eating verse four
and the two kidneys
and the fat that's on them
and the fat that's on the flanks around
it
and then also to the extra fats that's
on the on the diaphragm
alacius along with the kidneys is have
to be removed and those are also placed
and brought as well. Verse four
literally as Rashi translates flanken
flanken today is what we would call the
side of the stomach the side of the of
the animal
the fats that was on the kidneys when
the animals alive
it is in the same height it looks like
it's the same height as those kidneys
itself
this is the fat that's underneath the
hips of the animal. But when the
animal's standing, it looks like it's
the same height.
The white that you see on the top of the
head of the top of the uh kidneys as
well or in the top of the wall of it
which you can see on the walls of the
stomach.
But when underneath the meat is covering
it completely because when it walks
that's the place that it's open when it
walks. So when the belly of the actual
animal underneath it's open but from the
top will be the same height and that's
why it's called the walls of the
kidneys.
What does it mean extra?
This is the wall which is like the
curtain which is on the outside. It's
called like the diaphragm what we would
call in English
and in Aramaic it would be the courtyard
of the liver which is on the outside and
it's protecting the liver.
on the liver
should take from the liver with it a
little bit
in another place it says
and whatever's extra meaning it comes
together with the liver as well
as we mentioned before that along with
the diaphragm with along with the
kidneys came with the liver that was the
last few words of the verse so what does
he mean he has to take it
Besides the actual liver and besides the
actual kidneys that they have to take a
little bit of extra fats that was around
it that was around the diaphragm as
well.
Verse five
and Aaron's descendants must burn it on
the altar after they would do the
regular uh regular routine of the fire
alum which is on the wood.
which is on the fire
which be a burnt offering pleased to
God. What is it telling us?
Besides the ascent offering which was
brought every single morning from here
we learn
that the first thing that was brought
was the standard ola offering
that means on the actual offering on the
actual altar what was brought on the
wood of the altar the first thing that
had to be brought was the ascent
offering only after the ascent offering
was brought can the peace offering or
any other offering be brought as well.
Verse six.
But if from sheep will be a sacrifice as
a peace offering to God in a cave of
male or female.
It has to be unblenmished. Can he bring
as a sacrifice?
Verse seven
if he's going to bring a sheep as a
sacrifice
in front of God. Rashi explains what
does it mean if it will be from a sheep.
So Rashi tells us
because there are limbs that exist by
the sheep that don't exist by the goat
because by a sheep they would bring the
tail the back end of it.
Therefore he had to give a separate uh
discussion or separate verse to tell us
about the sheep versus the goat.
He will then ble his hands on the head
of the sacrifice slaughter made in front
of the tent of meeting
and then the children of Aram will throw
its blood encircling the altar. the
zark. Why does it say and they will then
throw it around it? As we mentioned
previously, there were two throwings of
blood, but those two would encircle the
entire altar because when he would throw
it at the corner would hit both the
walls
would throw it with a vessel.
The only time that would use his finger
was by the sin offering. However, by an
offering or by a peace offering, he
would be using a vessel to throw it.
Verse nine
would then bring from the peace offering
each as a sacrifice to God.
He would then give he must then remove
the choiciest part of the entire tail of
of the the choicest part of the entire
tail
to the to the um to the part
he will then have to remove it
removing the choiciest part of that tail
will remove
and the fat covering the inert
and all the fat that is on the inert. As
we mentioned in Rashi previously that
this by the sheep they would bring the
tail. So from this tail you had the
choiciest part of the entire fatty tail
beginning all the way up at the kidneys.
That's why he uses the terminology
says what does the word mean? the best
part of it. What's the best part by
bringing the entire tail? What does it
mean?
So as we explained this was the the
kidneys towards the kidneys.
This would be when righto right opposite
that went all the way until the kidneys.
What does it mean? Because we say that
the kidneys is what gives the person the
advice and the idea how he should
behave.
Verse 10
and the two kidneys
and the fats that's on them that's on
the uh that is on the flanks he must
remove them as well.
And then he must remove the diaphragm
along with the kidneys and along with
the part that is on the liver and part
of the liver.
Verse 11 has and the coen will then
bring it on the altar.
This will be as food for the fire to
God.
What does it mean? Food for the fire
which is done for the purpose of God.
Why does he call it a bread? Because
anything which is considered a food is
called a bread.
Other verses that we find that anytime a
terminology is used as food he will use
the terminology of bread as well. Verse
12 carbon and so too if we mention that
we split it up the l the sheep and the
goat because they have different parts
that were brought on the altar and now
he discusses the part of the goats
carbon if the goat is a sacrifice
will bring it as a sacrifice before God.
Verse 13
will lean his hands on its head
before the tent of meeting and the
children of Aram will then throw its
blood
of encircling the altar. Verse 14
and then he will bring from it sacrifice
as a burnt offering for God
the fats that covers over
the inards the
all the fats that is on the inards as
well. Verse 15
and the two kidneys
and the fats that's on them
that is on the flanks
and then the to remove the diaphragm
along with the kidneys
and also the the fats and the diaphragm
that would be on the liver and moving
parts of the liver together with it as
well. Verse 16.
And then the Cohen will burn this all
the will burn this all up on the altar.
This is all food for the fire as a peace
offering to Hashem.
All of the fats and meaning all the
sacrificial fats belong to God. Verse
17.
This will be an eternal rule for
generations to come and all the places
that you live.
any any fats or any blood may not be
consumed.
This very fact that it tells us there'll
be an eternal law. This is explained
very well in the to in the Torah kahan
which is the medish which explains the
laws pertaining the sacrificial
offerings and it explains what it means
in every place whether it's in
and all wherever you live whether it's
in the land of Israel whether outside
the land of Israel these prohibitions
exist that one is not allowed to consume
any blood or prohibited fats this
concludes the Torah reading for
Wednesday parasikra