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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>From: Sholom
Simon <</FONT><A href="mailto:sholom@aishdas.org"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>sholom@aishdas.org</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>><BR>Subject: [Avodah] kinnim<BR></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><BR>I've learned that the blood of an animal
chatas gets thrown "above <BR>the line" of the mizbeach, and for an olah, below
the line.<BR><BR>Now in Kinnim, I learn that it's the opposite for a bird chatas
and olah.<BR><BR>Any thoughts as to why? Or deeper significance? --
Sholom</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Rabbi S R
Hirsch gives an interesting explanation.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Fowl sacrifices
are usually offerred by the poor; animal ones by the
wealthy.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>A chatas is an
admission of sin; an olah an offering to Hashem.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>A pauper's
confession of sin is less appreciated than that of a rich
man.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>A
simple offering by a pauper finds greater favour that one
by</FONT> <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>a rich
man.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Elozor Reich,
Manchester</FONT></DIV>
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