CHASSIDIC PEARLS BY RABBI LAZER BRODY PARSHAS TZAV

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"This is the teaching of the guilt offering; it is most holy" (Vayikra 7:13). Our sages teach us that in the absence of the holy Temple, prayer serves act as a substitute for ritual sacrifices. As such, the principles of the sacrifices apply to prayer is well. Without the holy Temple, we can't perform the guilt offering; but, in lieu of the ritual sacrifice, our sages teach that we can confess our transgressions to God and repent. The cogent combination of confession, personal prayer, and repentance not only assumes the spiritual potency of a sacrifice in the holy Temple, it is also considered "most holy" just like a guilt offering.