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Atonement
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hand, rejected the symbolic
position and questioned
whether the sacrificial
system was even of Jewish
origin. He was aware that
among all peoples in ancient
times the custom of worship-
ping by means of sacrifices
was common. God realized, so
it was felt, that the Israelites
could not immediately aban-
don the sacrificial system and
so limited its application by
confining it to one place —
Jerusalem.
The destruction of the Tem-
ple brought the cessation of
the sacrificial system, which
the rabbis determined should
be replaced by prayer. One of
the rabbis declared that
prayer was even more ef-
ficacious than burnt offerings.
Still, the rabbis never ceased
to look forward to the
rebuilding of the Temple and
the reinstitution of sacrifices
during the messianic era.
Sacrifice was virtually
universal among ancient
peoples. It was a religious
rite. Usually it was joyous;
sometimes it was offered in
hopes of warding off disaster
or seeking purification from
ritual defilement or sin.
Somehow, ancient peoples
believed the gods were sus-
tained by inhaling the odor of
the burning food, providing "a
pleasing odor to the Lord."
The priestly authors of
Leviticus regarded sacrifice
as an act of homage to God
and not as a means of satis-
fying God's physical hunger.
While this week's Torah por-
tion details instructions for
the various kinds of sacrifices,
throughout the Bible sacrifice
was regarded as a normal ele-
ment of personal, family and
civic life.
With the burning of the
Temple by the Romans in 70
C.E., the sacrificial cult came
to an end. In its stead came
the synagogue. Gradually
over the years as the religious
needs of the Jewish people
were met, prayers took the
form of sacrifices. Certain
prayers at morning, afternoon
and evening were the
substitutes for the daily
sacrifices.
Judaism became a portable
religion to be carried in the
hearts and prayers of Jews
wherever they lived.
Shortly after the Temple
was destroyed, Rabban
Johanam ben Zakkai visited
its ruins in the company of his
pupils. One of them bewailed
the cessation of the sacrifices
that had once provided atone-
ment for sin. The rabbi
replied, "Do not grieve, my
son. We have a means of
atonement that is equal to
sacrifice — the doing of good
deeds." 0
I SYNAGOGUES
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Shaarey Zedek Men
Cite Leonard Baruch
(313) 273-2005.
The Shaarey Zedek Men's
Club wil honor Leonard P.
Baruch during services and
at a luncheon April 8.
Baruch is past president of
the men's club, trustee of
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FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1989
Rabbi A. Irving Schnipper
of Congregation Beth
Abraham Hillel Moses has
been appointed to the board of
directors of the Oakland
County Food Bank.
The Food Bank relies on
donations of products from
the food industry, food drives
by religious and community
groups and individual gifts
for its support. It has
distributed more than 4
million pounds of food an-
nually since opening in 1984.