Positive Commandment 60 (Digest)
Minimum Age for Animal Sacrifices
"It shall remain under its mother for seven days, and from the eighth day onwards, it shall be accepted as a sacrifice"—Leviticus 22:27.
When bringing an animal sacrifice, we are commanded to bring animals that are in the eighth day of their lives and onwards.
And the 60th mitzvah is that we are commanded that every animal we sacrifice must be no less than eight days old. This is known as being m'chusar z'man b'gufo (itself lacking time).
The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement (exalted be He), "It must remain with its mother for seven days; then, after the eighth day, it shall be acceptable as a sacrifice." This commandment is repeated in other words in the verse, "It shall be with its mother for seven days [; from the eighth day you may offer it to Me]."
This mitzvah covers all sacrifices, with all the various categories of individual and communal offerings.
The expression, "After the eighth day, it shall be acceptable," implies that beforehand it is not acceptable. This clearly indicates a prohibition against bringing the sacrifice before the proper time. But the prohibition is derived from a positive commandment (lav haba mik'lal aseh), and is therefore not punishable by lashes. Therefore, one who sacrifices an animal before the proper time does not receive lashes, as explained in the chapter Oso v'es b'no: "Omit [from the list of prohibitions punishable by lashes] m'chusar zman which Scripture expresses as a positive commandment."
The details of this mitzvah are explained in Sifra and in the end of tractate Zevachim.
Negative Commandment 100 (Digest)
Sacrificing an Animal that has been Obtained through a Disrespectful Exchange
"You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the price of a dog"—Deuteronomy 23:19.
It is forbidden to bring as a sacrifice an animal that was given to a harlot as payment for services or an animal acquired in exchange for a dog.
The 100th prohibition is that we are forbidden from offering the fee of a zonah or price of a dog on the altar.
The source of this prohibition is G‑d's statement (exalted be He), "Do not bring a prostitute's fee or the price of a dog [to the Temple of G‑d]."
The details of this mitzvah are explained in the sixth chapter of tractate Temurah. One who offers either of them, although the sacrifice is invalid, receives lashes, as if [he sacrificed] a blemished animal.
Negative Commandment 98 (Digest)
Offering Honey or Leaven on the Altar
"For you shall not cause to [go up in] smoke any leavening or any honey, [as] a fire offering to G‑d"—Leviticus 2:11.
It is forbidden to offer on the altar any honey or leavened item.
And the 98th prohibition is that we are forbidden from offering leaven or honey on the altar.
The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement (exalted be He), "Do not burn any leaven or honey as a burnt-offering to G‑d." This prohibition is repeated in other words in the verse, "Do not make any meal offering that is sacrificed to G‑d out of leavened dough."
We explained in the Ninth Introductory Principle that one who offers leaven and honey receives one set of lashes, not two. This is because it is a lav she'b'klalus [inclusive prohibition], as we explained there; and we have also explained that one receives only one set of lashes for a lav she'b'klalus. An example of this is that one who offers honey is lashed once; one who offers leaven is lashed once; and so too one who offers leavened dough and honey together.
Positive Commandment 62 (Digest)
Offering Salt with Every Sacrifice
"With all your offerings you shall offer salt"—Leviticus 2:13.
We are commanded to offer a salt accompaniment together with every sacrifice.
And the 62nd mitzvah is that we are commanded to bring salt with every offering.
The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement (exalted be He), "You must salt every offering."
The details of this mitzvah are explained in Sifra and a number of passages in Menachos.
Negative Commandment 99 (Digest)
Offering a Saltless Sacrifice
"Neither shall you omit salt, the covenant of your G‑d"—Leviticus 2:13.
It is forbidden to offer any sacrifice – whether animal or of meal – without an accompaniment of salt.
And the 99th prohibition is that we are forbidden from bringing an offering without salt.
The source of this prohibition is G‑d's statement (exalted be He), "Do not leave out the salt of your G‑d's covenant [from your meal offerings]." This warning not to leave out the salt implies that it is prohibited to bring an unsalted offering. One who does bring an unsalted offering — whether an animal or a meal offering — is punished by lashes.
The details of this mitzvah are explained in the seventh chapter of Zevachim.
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