Thank God our prayers do not have to be as perfect as the animals brought as offerings! “Any in which there is a blemish you shall not offer, for it will not be favorable to you.” Imagine how we would feel if our prayers could...
“Father,” said Isaac, “I am young, and I fear that my body may shake from fear of the knife [so that] I will cause you distress, disqualify the slaughter, and invalidate the sacrifice. [Therefore,] bind me very well” (Bereishit Rabbah 56:8).
I. The family had been close with their local Cohanim for many years. They gave their Terumah to these Cohanim. They would always travel to Jerusalem when these Cohanim were on duty in the Beit Hamikdash. They turned to these Cohanim for spiritual guidance and...