In our mouths and in our hearts: Day 28
Today: No defects.
331. “Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and feet from it.” (Exodus 30:19) = employees must wash hands (and feet) before returning to work (in the Temple service)
332. “He shall not enter behind the curtain or come near the altar, for he has a defect.” (Leviticus 21:23) = someone with a defect may not enter the Temple or the altar
333. “Speak to Aaron and say: no one of your offspring throughout the ages who has a defect shall be qualified to offer the food of his God.” (Leviticus 21:17) = someone with a defect may not serve in the Temple
334. “No one who has a defect shall approach.” (Leviticus 21:18) = someone with even a temporary defect may not serve
335. “No outsider shall intrude upon you.” (Numbers 18:4) = a non-kohein may not serve
336. “When a person offers a sacrifice of well-being to God, for an explicit vow or as a freewill offering, from the herd or the flock, it must be without blemish.” (Leviticus 22:21) = all sacrifices must be without blemish
337. “You shall not offer anything that has a defect, for it will not be accepted in your favor.” (Leviticus 22:20) = don’t sanctify an animal with a defect for the altar
338. “Anything blind, or injured, or maimed, or with a wen, boil-scar, or scurvy — such you shall not offer to God.” (Leviticus 22:22) = don’t slaughter an animal with a defect
339. “You shall not offer to God anything bruised or crushed or torn or cut.” (Leviticus 22:24) = don’t throw the blood of an animal with a defect on the altar
340. “You shall not put any of them on the altar as offerings by fire to God.” (Leviticus 22:22) = don’t offer the fat of an animal with a defect on the altar
341. “You shall not sacrifice to Adonai your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect of any bad thing, for that is abhorrent to Adonai your God.” (Deuteronomy 17:1) = don’t offer an animal with a temporary defect
342. “You shall not offer such from a foreigner as food for your God, for they are mutilated; they have a defect.” (Leviticus 22:25) = don’t offer an animal with a defect even if it comes from non-Jews
343. “There must be no defect in it.” (Leviticus 22:21) = don’t create a defect in a sanctified animal
344. “When you desire, you may slaughter and eat meat in any of your settlements, according to the blessing that Adonai your God has granted you.” (Deuteronomy 12:15) = if an animal becomes invalidated for sacrifice, it should be redeemed, and it can be eaten normally while another animal is purchased in its place
345. “When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall stay 7 days with its mother, and from the 8th day on it shall be acceptable as an offering by fire to God.” (Leviticus 22:27) = only offer animals that are at least 8 days old
