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.

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.

However, in its simplest meaning, Olah means to elevate. The Bechor Shor suggests that God never intended Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, but He did want him to think that He wanted him to sacrifice ...

A public burnt offering in Judaism (Hebrew: קָרְבַּן עוֹלָה, korban Olah) is a form of sacrifice first described of the sacrifices of Noah. As a tribute to G-d, a burnt offering was ...

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice -- no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service. -John Burroughs ...

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 ...

My Grandson Donny – A True Korban Olah. By. Rabbi Joel Morris - 12 Iyyar 5782 – May 13, 2022. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

The Torah reading of Tzav continues the overarching theme of the Book of Leviticus of the laws of sacrifices. The Berdichever focuses on two sacrifices in particular: the Chatat, which is the sin ...