The Musaf Holiday Sacrifices

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1. The Mussaf Sacrifices

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   A close look at the Musaf Sacrifices reveals a general philosophy about the essence and order of the biblical holidays. This article attempts to uncover the hidden messages in the Musaf sacrifices of each holiday.

2. "Each and Every Month, and Each and Every Shabbat" (Audio)

   Rabbi Amnon Bazak | 15 minutes

   What constitutes the special status of Rosh Chodesh? This shiur compares the festival sacrifices in Parshat Pinchas with "Parshat ha-Moadot" in Sefer Vayikra. Looking at references to Rosh Chodesh mentioned together with Shabbat throughout Tanakh and focusing on the distinct aspects of the Shabbat sacrifices will shed light on the unique nature of Rosh Chodesh and its aspects which relate to Shabbat and Moed.

3. Were Mussaf Sacrifices Offered in the Desert?

   Rabbi Yehuda Rock

   Were Mussaf sacrifices offered in the desert? The well-known opinion of the Ramban states that the mussaf (additional) sacrifices, which are listed in our parasha, were not offered in the desert; they were instituted only at the time when Bnei Yisrael entered the land.  In this shiur we shall examine this view and propose an approach according to which the mussaf sacrifices were indeed offered, but in a manner that was different from the custom fixed for future generations - with a focus on the integration of God in our lives. 

4. “Temidim in their order, and Musafim according to their laws”

   Doron Chitiz

5. Shmini Atzeret: An Independent Holiday or a Continuation of Sukkot?

   Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell

6. The Seventy Bulls of Sukkot

   Rabbi Meir Spiegelman

7. The Dual Significance of Sukkot

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

8. Preparation for Sukkot

   Dr. Noah Hacham

9. Moshe's Successor and the Laws of Musaf and Tamid

   Rabbi David Silverberg

10. Meaning of the Omer, Counting, and Shavuot

    Rabbi Yehuda Rock

    תאריך פרסום: 5777 | | Hour and 5 minutes

    Was Shavuot the same time as Matan Torah? It is supposed to be the 50th day- after the first day of Pesach. Shavuot did not always take place on a fixed date – when calendar wasn’t fixed, the day could vary, just as the number of days in the preceding months could vary. In the Torah, Shavuot is always described in agricultural terms - the only regel (pilgrimage holiday) not to be explicitly linked with a historical commemoration. Did Hazal (the Rabbinic Sages) simply decide to link Shavuot with the Giving of the Torah, or are there strong hints within the Torah as well? If so, why are they not explicitly linked? What can we understand - and what are we meant to appreciate about Shavuot from the way the Torah describes the commandments surrounding Shavuot?

     

11. The Symbolism of the Four Species

    Rabbi Meir Shpiegelman

    The Torah establishes the obligation to take on Sukkot four species – the lulav, etrog, hadas and arava.
    In practice, we actually take seven species: one lulav, one etrog, three hadasim and two aravot. We will explore the symbolic connections between the Sukkot species and the "seven species" of the Land of Israel, and we will trace the implicit biblical links between the four species and water via a close reading of the "nisukh ha-mayim" descriptions in the Musaf Offerings for Sukkot. 

    Wherein lies the significance of this parallel betweenthese groups? Generally, kedusha (sanctity) manifests itself in the world in one of three ways: time, place and people. The highest level of kedusha is attained when these three forms of kedusha merge, when a sacred person enters a sacred place at a sacred time. The unique sanctity of Sukkot combines all three categories of kedusha together with the four species – the symbol of God's providence.