Sin Offering

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1. What Does Aaron Teach Us About Loss?

   Rabbi David Fohrman |

   After the sudden death of Nadav and Avihu, Aaron's two sons, Moses argues with Aaron's remaining sons regarding a sacrifice they have brought. What is the argument fundamentally about, and what does the episode teach us about overcoming loss?
    

   
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2. The Impurity of the Birthing Mother and Her Offering

   Rabbanit Sharon Rimon

   Why is a birthing mother required to bring a sin offering? Many commentators have attempted to answer this question. Some claim that it is an atonement for a particular sin - personal or universal, while others suggest that the sin offering is meant as a purification process from impurity. 

3. Organizing the Korbanot

   HaTanakh.com Staff

   The lack of familiarity with the laws of korbanot (sacrifices) leads one to believe that it is a difficult topic to learn. In fact, the Torah is relatively well organized with regard to Korbanot. This explanation and chart will help navigate the basic concepts of Korbanot at the beginning of Sefer Vayikra.

4. Moshe, Aharon, and the Se'ir Hachatat

   Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell | 10 minutes

   Following the sin and deaths of Nadav and Avihu, there is a somewhat unclear conversation between Aharon and Moshe regarding Aharon and his remaining sons’ obligation to mourn, and Moshe rebukes them for burning the sacrifice of the Se’ir Hachatat instead of eating it. What is at the root of this dialogue? What is the meaning behind Aharon’s response? A close analysis of the text and some of the classical commentaries reveals several answers to these questions, and also relates to a greater question of Biblical exegesis and the relationship between Oral and Written law. 

5. The "Ascending and Descending" Offering

   Rabbi Amnon Bazak

   At the beginning of chapter 5 in Parshat Vayikra, the Torah discusses specific sins that are subject to the law of what Chazal refer to as the "ascending and descending offering" (korban oleh ve-yored). In these cases, the Torah takes into consideration the financial situation of the sinner and determines his obligation accordingly. 

   What are the circumstance of the sins for which the Torah permits a poor person to bring a more modest offering, a situation which has no parallel in the case of other transgressions? According to the simple meaning of the text, this provision applies in three cases, all set forth in the first four verses of chapter 5.

   What is so special about these three particular situations? Why does the Torah provide special consideration for the poor specifically in these instances? In order to answer this question, we must first understand what these cases actually entail. This is not a simple task, since the interpretation of these verses generally accepted among Chazal does not, for the most part, follow the simple meaning of the text. We shall therefore first attempt to understand the simple level of the text, and afterwards try to understand why the Torah shows special consideration here.

6. Sin Offering and Guilt Offering - For Which Sins?

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   For which sins are we obligated to bring a sin offering (chatat)? The answer to this is given four times in Parshat Vayikra. Through a close examination of the text, we can understand the similarities and differences between the various cases that require a sin offering, and the nature of these differences. 

7. The Sin Offering

   Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

   Parshat Vayikra deals with the laws of sin offerings in order to receive atonement for various sins committed by the individual. Why should unintentional sins require atonement at all? What guilt is involved? The sinner did not mean to sin. Had the offender known the facts and the law at the time, he would not have done what he did. Why then does he have to undergo a process of atonement?

   Through an exploration of the classical commentaries who attempt to answer this question, we can learn about taking responsibilities for our actions, whether intentional or not. 

    

   This article is part of the Covenant & Conversation series.

8. Tazria-Metzora: Joy in Children

   Rabbi Jay Kelman

9. Tzav: The Place of Sin

   Rabbi Jay Kelman

10. Can Leaders Make Mistakes?

    Rabbi David Fohrman |

    Welcome the book of Leviticus! In this video, we explore Rashi's puzzling comment, that a nation is lucky if it has a leader who brings a sacrifice for an accidental sin. Rabbi Fohrman contrasts the Torah's perspective of power and justice to the philosophy of Richard Nixon's famous line - "When the president does it, it is not illegal."

     

     

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11. Sins and sin-offerings

    Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky

12. Parshat Vayikra Part 5: Korbanot Hatat

    Shani Taragin | 29 minutes

    This podcast discusses the obligatory offerings required for the transgressions of various unintentional sins.

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13. So As Not To Embarrass

    Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky

14. A sacrifice whose price rises and falls

    Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky