[Avodah] Tzav ג€” In Gratitude for the Miracle of Nature

Zev Sero zev at sero.name
Thu Mar 29 23:16:44 PDT 2018


On 29/03/18 16:34, Micha Berger via Avodah wrote:
> : 2) Among the sacrifices mentioned in this weeks parsha is the Thanksgiving
> : Offering. The Medrash tells us that in the future all the sacrifices
> : will be nullified, except the Thanksgiving Offering -- for there is
> : always need to give thanks.
> 
> Yeah, but I never know what to do with medrashim like that. Because we
> also believe that the Torah won't change. I mean, it could mean that
> chatas and asham will simply become moot or near moot, as we change our
> relationship to sinning. But shelamim? "Qorban" Pesach? Olah? Tamid?

The parallel maamar Chazal, that all the holidays will be nullified 
except Purim, is I think generally taken to mean that the weekdays will 
have the same kedusha as yomtov, so yomtov will no longer be special, 
except for Purim.  So we could say something similar here, that the 
special kedusha that make korbanos so important in the first two BHMK 
will no longer stand out, and they won't evoke the feelings that they 
used to, except for Todah.  Cf RAYK's widely misunderstood take on 
"ve'orvoh laH' *minchas* Yehuda", that in the future instead of the 
flour part of a korban being tafel to the animal part it will be reversed.

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Zev Sero            A prosperous and healthy 2018 to all
zev at sero.name       Seek Jerusalem's peace; may all who love you prosper


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