For the Ilui Neshama of Avraham ben Ester ZT’L.
In Masechet Hagiga 7a we learn a little about what Hashem is
all about. There is a Sugiya (piece
of Talmud) that goes through the logic behind why we are obligated or exempt to
bring a korban (animal sacrifice)
every time we go up to the Beit HaMikdash Azara (men’s section) to reveal
ourselves to Hashem during the Regel
(Pesach, Sukkot and Shavuot).
There is a Mitvzah from the Torah to bring two different
types of Korbanot (animal sacrifices). The first one is a Korban Shelamim that
has its meat given back to its owners who paid for the sacrifice and the second
in Korban Olah. The Olah sacrifice is
special. The rule behind it is that the entire Korban is thrown onto the Mizebach (barbeque alter) to be burned
fully ‘for’ Hashem.
What does this have to do for us? The real learning in the
Gemara goes like this: Just like the Shelamim Korban is the most fitting for
people because it keeps people busy with eating the meat afterwards so too the
Korban Olah with Hashem. The Korban Olah is the most fitting for Hashem. How
come? Because it burns all the materialism before it accepts the Korban.
Hashem is all pure, all holy, all everything positive. We
need to keep in mind to strive to become better and more
Fear-of-Heaven-oriented Jews. This means to realize just like Hashem burns all
the meat and fat (that is delicious) of the Korban so too how much do we need to
work on ourselves and how we manage with friends and family. The fact that
Hashem only accepts for Himself a Korban Olah that all of it in its entirety is
burnt also shows how much we need to put on the line in our own lives for
Hashem, the Torah and Mitzvot in general.
What a great way to
have the mindset of giving everything to Hashem when Shabbat Kodesh is less
than 24 hours away.
SHABBAT SHALOM!
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