we are Your people, the children of Your covenant, the children of Abraham, Your beloved, to whom You made a promise on Mount Moriah; the offspring of Isaac his only one who was bound on the altar; the congregation of Jacob Your firstborn son whom -because of the love with which You loved him and the joy with which You rejoiced in him – You called Israel and Yeshurun.
Therefore it is our duty to thank You, and to praise, glorify, bless, sanctify and give praise and thanks to Your name. Happy are we, how good is our portion, how lovely our fate, how beautiful our heritage. Happy are we who, early and late, evening and morning, say twice each day –
All, aloud:
Listen, Israel: the LORD is our GOD, the LORD is One.
Quietly:
Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom for ever and all time.
It was You who existed before the world was created, it is You now that the world has been created, it is You in this world and You in the World to Come. Sanctify Your name through those who sanctify Your name, and sanctify it throughout Your world. By Your salvation may our pride be exalted and raised high. Blessed are You, LORD, who sanctifies Your name among the multitudes.
You are the LORD our GOD in heaven and on earth, and in the highest heaven of heavens. Truly, You are the first and You are the last, and besides You there is no GOD. Gather those who hope in You from the four quarters of the earth. May all mankind recognise and know that You alone are GOD over all the kingdoms on earth. You made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all they contain. Who among all the works of Your hands, above and below, can say to You, “What are You doing?” Heavenly Father, deal kindly with us for the sake of Your great name by which we are called, and fulfil for us, LORD our GOD, that which is written: “At that time I will bring you home, and at that time I will gather you, for I will give you renown and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I bring back your exiles before your eyes, says the LORD.”
OFFERINGS
NUMBERS 28:1–8
The LORD said to Moses, “Command the Israelites and tell them: ‘Be careful to offer to Me at the appointed time My food-offering consumed by fire, as an aroma pleasing to Me.’ Tell them: ‘This is the fire-offering you shall offer to the LORD – two lambs a year old without blemish, as a regular burnt-offering each day. Prepare one lamb in the morning and the other towards evening, together with a grain-offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil from pressed olives. This is the regular burnt-offering instituted at Mount Sinai as a pleasing aroma, a fire-offering made to the LORD. Its libation is to be a quarter of a hin (of wine) with each lamb, poured in the sanctuary as a libation of strong drink to the LORD. Prepare the second lamb in the afternoon, along with the same grain-offering and libation as in the morning. This is a fire-offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.’”
LEVITICUS 1:11
He shall slaughter it at the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides.
On Shabbat, say (NUMBERS 28:9–10):
On the Sabbath day, make an offering of two lambs a year old, without blemish, together with two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a meal-offering, and its appropriate libation. This is the burnt-offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular daily burnt-offering and its libation.
On Rosh Chodesh, say (NUMBERS 28:11–15):
On your new moons, present as a burnt-offering to the LORD, two young bulls, one ram, and seven yearling lambs without blemish. There shall be a meal-offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for each bull, two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for the ram, and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for each lamb. This is the burnt-offering – a fire-offering of pleasing aroma to the LORD. Their libations shall be: half a hin of wine for each bull, a third of a hin for the ram, and a quarter of a hin for each lamb. This is the monthly burnt-offering to be made at each new moon throughout the year. One male goat should be offered as a sin-offering to GOD, in addition to the regular daily burnt-offering and its libation.
LAWS OF OFFERINGS
MISHNAH ZEVACHIM, CHAPTER 5
1. What is the location for sacrifices? The holiest offerings were slaughtered on the north side. The bull and he-goat of the Day of Atonement were slaughtered on the north side. Their blood was received in a sacred vessel on the north side, and had to be sprinkled between the poles (of the ark), toward the veil (screening the Holy of Holies), and on the golden altar. (The omission of) one of these sprinklings invalidated (the atonement ceremony). The leftover blood was to be poured onto the western base of the outer altar. If this was not done, however, the omission did not invalidate (the ceremony).
2. The bulls and he-goats that were completely burnt were slaughtered on the north side, their blood was received in a sacred vessel on the north side, and had to be sprinkled towards the veil and on the golden altar. (The omission of) one of these sprinklings invalidated (the ceremony). The leftover blood was to be poured onto the western base of the outer altar. If this was not done, however, the omission did not invalidate (the ceremony). All these offerings were burnt where the altar ashes were deposited.
3. The communal and individual sin-offerings – these are the communal sin-offerings: the he-goats offered on the New Moon and Festivals were slaughtered on the north side, their blood was received in a sacred vessel on the north side, and required four sprinklings, one on each of the four corners of the altar. How was this done? The priest ascended the ramp and turned (right) onto the surrounding ledge. He came to the south-east corner, then went to the north-east, then to the north-west, then to the southwest. The leftover blood he poured onto the southern base. (The meat of these offerings), prepared in any manner, was eaten within the (courtyard) curtains, by males of the priesthood, on that day and the following night, until midnight.
4. The burnt-offering was among the holiest of sacrifices. It was slaughtered on the north side, its blood was received in a sacred vessel on the north side, and required two sprinklings (at opposite corners of the altar), making four in all. The offering had to be flayed, dismembered and wholly consumed by fire.
5. The communal peace-offerings and the guilt-offerings – these are the guilt-offerings: the guilt-offering for robbery; the guilt-offering for profane use of sacred object; the guilt-offering (for violating) a betrothed maidservant; the guilt-offering of a Nazirite (who had become defiled by a corpse); the guilt-offering of a leper (at his cleansing); and the guilt-offering in case of doubt. All these were slaughtered on the north side, their blood was received in a sacred vessel on the north side, and required two sprinklings (at opposite corners of the altar), making four in all. (The meat of these offerings), prepared in any manner, was eaten within the (courtyard) curtains, by males of the priesthood, on that day and the following night, until midnight.
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