The Guilt Offering

The following individuals have to bring a Guilt Offering (Asham) for their transgressions:

  • One who inadvertently misappropriates holy property—whether sacrificial goods or property that belongs to the Temple coffers.
  • One who steals money from his fellow and falsely swears in denial of his crime.
  • One who has sexual relations with a betrothed, half-Jewish handmaiden.
  • One who falsely swears in denial of his responsibility to return an object that was entrusted to him for safekeeping.