Aliya Summary: The Torah now discusses the Thanksgiving Offering,
brought by an individual who survived a perilous circumstance. We then
learn about various grounds for the invalidation of a sacrifice, such as
impurity or improper thoughts on the part of the priest performing the
service. We are then commanded not to consume blood or any of the fats
offered on the altar. The prohibition against eating these fats applies
to all domesticated animals. The section wraps up with the portions of
meat the priest is given from the Peace Offering. With this we conclude
the laws of sacrifices.
It's interesting to note that
the most severe lapse in a kohen's obligation is one concerning time. A
lapse regarding place of the eating of the offering, for example, is
less severe (punishment-wise). the sanctity of time is more important
than that of place. (from of a long-time-ago drasha by Rabbi Fabian
Schonfeld.)
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