Parsha:

Tzav,  Vayikra 

Collections: R' Etshalom Sefer Vayikra

Description

As we continue our study of ויקרא, we note the particular phrase used in describing the disposal of the פר כהן משיח which is: על ראשו ועל כרעיו - nearly the same phrase which shows up in the instructions for how the קרבן פסח is to be prepared - and these are the only two places in the canon where this phrase appears. We discuss the possible intersection between these two קרבנות. We then return to our earlier inquiry about חטאות פנימיות and why they are burned, and associate this with the apparent contradiction presented in ויקרא ו about which כהן is to eat a חטאת. To be continued...