Let us look at the olah sacrifice, for example. This sacrifice is not eaten – neither by the kohanim nor by the person who brings the sacrifice. It is offered in its entirety on the altar.

Our Gemara on amud beis discusses the concept that “[t]he offering of the wicked is an abomination” (Proverbs 21:27). Although this verse comes from Mishlei, it appears to express an idea that ...

If G-d meant for Abraham to sacrifice Isaac as an Olah sacrifice, then the text should just have said ‘Olah’; not ‘L’Olah’, which has an entirely different import.

Within this elevated category lies the olah—the one sacrifice forbidden even to the priest. The donor presents the olah at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, lays hands upon it, and slaughters it.

Parashat Tzav Presented By: Rav Eli Ozarowski. Written by: Ori Engelman. In Parashat Tzav, the midrash teaches that the building up of Jerusalem and Zion is dependent upon the "Olah" sacrifice.

What is so unique about the "Olah" sacrifice? Answer The two core characteristics of the Tamid; eternity and community, are characteristics of Jerusalem and Zion as well.

Enter Chris Olah. The Anthropic co-founder is one of the pioneers of an entirely new scientific field, mechanistic interpretability, designed to peer into these seemingly impenetrable algorithms ...

The olah expresses one’s desire to give and devote oneself to holiness. Therefore, this sacrifice is not eaten at all by people but is entirely sacrificed on the altar. This sacrifice is not ...

The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.

The olah sacrifice was burned in its entirety on the altar; neither priest nor offeror ate or derived benefit from it. In a society where domestic animals were wealth, ...

Our Gemara on Amud Aleph discusses an interesting scenario whereby a woman had separated money for her offerings as a nazirite, and her husband annuled her Nazirhood. If she had not stated which ...

The Halakha is that a border town cannot be judged an Ir haNidaḥat, even if all its residents are guilty of idolatry.The underlying reason is protection of Eretz Yisrael; if a border town were ...