{"id":6040,"date":"2023-03-23T12:59:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T12:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/?p=6040"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T13:07:12","slug":"parshas-vayikra-without-thinking-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/parshas-vayikra-without-thinking-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"Parshas Vayikra: Without Thinking Twice\u2014Animal Sacrifice and Sin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Parshas Vayikra<\/em> discusses the mitzvot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/judaism\/article-717650\">animal sacrifice<\/a> for the purpose of atonement. In Judaism, the <em>yetzer hatov<\/em> and the <em>yetzer hara<\/em> are two forces within us: the inclination to do good and the inclination to do evil. When we lose the inner battle between <em>yetzer hatov<\/em> and the <em>yetzer hara<\/em>, the result is we sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>parsha<\/em> seemingly gives no rational reason why animal sacrifice is called for when we sin: why Hashem wants us to burn animal flesh as our atonement and a corrective for sin. All we know about the purpose of animal sacrifice is what it says in the Torah: &#8220;It was a satisfying aroma to God,&#8221; which does not seem to directly answer the question of why animal sacrifice atones for sin. The answer is that when we do the will of Hashem without knowing the reason, the act is even more meaningful, bringing that \u201csatisfying aroma to God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today there is no animal sacrifice, because we have no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/why-cry\/\">Temple<\/a>. But perhaps we can still apply this important lesson from Parshas Vayikra; seeking to please whom we love when there is no specific reason is the ultimate &#8220;sacrifice,\u201d when there is no secondary motive or rational reason for doing so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No Reason to Explain!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How does this work in practice? When a husband says, for example, &#8220;Whatever you want, I&#8217;ll do. No reason to explain why!&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now let\u2019s compare that to the scenario in which the same husband gives his wife a birthday gift. There\u2019s a logical reason for the gift. In fact, more than one. That already makes it of lesser value than the gift that comes out of nowhere, for no reason, out of love. Also, if the husband had forgotten to buy his wife a birthday gift, there might have been repercussions, not only for him but for the couple\u2019s shalom bayis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have two gift-giving situations. The one in which someone gives something for no reason, and the one in which the giving makes complete, rational sense. In which scenario, do you think, would the receiver of the gift be more &#8220;pleased?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No Ulterior Motive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a Vayikra-themed poem that describes the battle between the <em>yetzer hara<\/em> and the <em>yetzer hatov<\/em>, animal sacrifice, and why it is pleasing to Hashem and to others when we do things out of love, and with no ulterior motive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Without Thinking Twice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Yetzer Hara is engaged in battle,\nWith Yetzer Hatov, two of them grapple,\nTangles and knotted into a snaggle,\nThe Yetzer Hatov begins to straggle,\nMakes an offer, an attempt to haggle,\nBut falls behind and now starts to frazzle,\nYetzer Hara makes its move and tackles,\nYetzer Hatov now ruffled and rattled,\nShell-shocked, shaken, startled and baffled,\nFully defeated, it is now shackled,\nThe struggle within was losing battle.\nNow he must look for unblemished cattle,\nHands on two horns he must grab and gaffle,\nDrag the beast toward the Tabernacle.\n\nTo the Tent of Meeting, at its entrance,\nHis hand on the head for an ascendance,\nOffering without uttering a sentence,\nSeeking God's atonement and repentance,\nTo achieve spiritual transcendence.\n\nAs the animal flesh goes up in smoke,\nForgiveness of sin is what he invokes,\nA smoke that gives a satisfying smell,\nReason it pleases, the Torah does not tell.\n\nFrom the beginning to end of Vayikra,\nDetails of sacrifices in this parsha.\n\nSacrifices explained not once or twice,\nDuring Temple times, they were way of life,\nWhy then do we perform the sacrifice,\nFor unknown reason, without thinking twice?\n\nNo reason IS the motive and reason,\nA mitzvah that defies logic and deepens,\n\nOur love of God, our motive is simple,\nTo please whom we love is truly blissful,\nNot seeking a reason to please, the symbol.\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Ronen Khordipour<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button tm-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/sign-up.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PARSHA WITH A PERSONAL STUDY PARTNER! 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