Positive Commandment 63 (Digest)
Procedure of the Burnt Offering
"When a man from [among] you brings a sacrifice to G‑d . . . If his sacrifice is a burnt offering from cattle..."—Leviticus 1:2-3.
When offering an Olah (completely burnt) sacrifice – whether it's a communal sacrifice or a personal offering – we are commanded to follow the applicable procedure outlined in the Torah.
The 63rd mitzvah is that we are commanded regarding the act of bringing a burnt-offering, i.e., that every burnt-offering, whether individual or communal, must be brought in a certain way.
The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement, "When one of you brings a mammal as an offering to G‑d...if the sacrifice is a burnt-offering taken from the cattle..."
Negative Commandment 146 (Digest)
Partaking of the Burnt Offering
"You may not eat within your gates...the vows which you vow"—Deuteronomy 12:17.
It is forbidden to partake of the flesh of the Olah (burnt) sacrifice—whether before its blood was sprinkled on the altar or afterward, whether in the Holy Temple or outside of it.
This prohibition includes deriving benefit from any of the holy properties [aside for those which the Torah permits].
The 146th prohibition is that we are forbidden from eating any meat from a burnt-offering.
The source of this prohibition is G‑d's statement, "In your own settlements you may not eat [the tithes of your grain, wine, and oil, your firstborn cattle and sheep] and any general pledges you make." This means, that you may not eat any general pledges you make. The Oral Tradition explains, "The expression 'general pledges' refers to burnt-offerings ... The verse teaches that one who eats from a burnt-offering transgresses a prohibition — whether he does so before or after sprinkling the blood, within the curtains or outside the curtains."
This prohibition includes having benefit from any sanctified object [me'ilah]. One who transgresses this prohibition intentionally — whether by eating from a burnt-offering or benefiting from sanctified things that involve the prohibition of me'ilah, as explained in tractate Me'ilah — receives lashes. If he did so unintentionally, he must bring a me'ilah offering, pay back an amount corresponding to the benefit he gained and add an additional fifth, as explained in tractate Me'ilah. Our Sages said in the 9th chapter of Sanhedrin, "Rabbi Yehudah says, 'One who did me'ilah intentionally receives the death penalty.' The Sages say, 'It is [only] a prohibition.' " The Sages bring a proof from the verse, "Because they have desecrated they shall die for it," and explain [that the seemingly extra word "bo," or "for it" teaches you that] "Only 'for it' [i.e., for eating terumah when impure] is there a death penalty — not for me'ilah."
Positive Commandment 64 (Digest)
Procedure of the Sin Offering
"This is the law of the sin-offering..."—Leviticus 6:18.
When offering a Chatat (sin) offering, we are commanded to follow the applicable procedure outlined in the Torah—regarding its slaughter and the parts of the animal that are burnt on the altar and the parts that are consumed [by the priests].
And the 64th mitzvah is that we are commanded that the act of bringing a sin-offering, regardless of its type, must be performed in the prescribed manner.
The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement (exalted be He), "This is the law of the sin-offering..." There in Leviticus it is explained how it is slaughtered, which parts of the animal are burned and which are eaten.
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