[Avodah] When was the last korban?

Daniel Eidensohn yadmoshe at 012.net.il
Tue Jul 17 07:43:34 PDT 2007


RAM wrote:
>> My knowledge in these areas is sorely lacking, but my impression is
>> that the main obstacle to bringing the Korban Pesach, even nowadays,
>> is not knowing the exact location of the mizbayach. And this is
>> certainly something that was common knowledge for the first years
>> after the churban.
>>     

This is discussed in detail by R' Bleich Vol 1 of Contemporary Halachic 
Problems page 244-269

page 247 "There is also some historical evidence that sacrifices - 
particularly the paschal sacrifice - were offered sporadically during 
the period immediately following the destruction of the Temple. R. Jacob 
Emden, She'elat Ya'avez I, no 89, identifies the Rabban Gamliel quoted 
in Pesachim 74a as commanding his servant Tabi, "Go and roast the Pesach 
sacrifice," with the Rabban Gamliel who served as head of the Academy in 
Yavneh after the destruction of the Temple. R. Shimon ben Temach Duran, 
in his commentary on the Hagaddah, Yavin Shemu'ah (Lovorno, 5504), makes 
essential the same point in his discussion of the section Rabban Gamliel 
omer. Further evidence that sacrifices were actually brought after the 
destruction is adduced by R. Zevi Hirsch Chajes in his responsa, nos. 2 
and 76 and chapter 2 of his Darkei Hora'ah. [Chajes claims to have seen 
sifrei ha'amim which report that the paschal sacrifice was offered as 
late as during the reign of Justinian, at which time it was finally 
abrograted.] These historical contentions are rebutted by R. Chaim 
Nathanson in his Avodah Tamah (Altona 5632)."




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