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Jewish sacrificial law

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Holy of Holies
term in the Hebrew Bible
kohen
Kohen (, ; , ) is the Hebrew word for "priest", used in reference to the Aaronic priesthood, also called Aaronites or Aaronides. They are traditionally believed, and halakhically required, to be of direct patrilineal descent from the biblical Aaron (also Aharon), brother of Moses, and thus belong to the Tribe of Levi.
High Priest of Israel
Chief religious official of ancient Judaism
Passover Seder
ritual feast that marks the beginning of Passover
Binding of Isaac
story from the Tanakh
showbread
Showbread (), in the King James Version shewbread, in a Biblical or Jewish context, refers to the cakes or loaves of bread which were always present, on a specially-dedicated table, in the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering to God. An alternative, and more appropriate, translation would be presence bread, since the Bible requires that the bread be constantly in the presence of God (). The twelve loaves were ritually consumed in the presence of God each week by the Aaronic priesthood ().
omer
antique unit of measurement
Pesahim
Pesachim (, lit. "Paschal lambs" or "Passovers"), also spelled Pesahim, is the third tractate of Seder Moed ("Order of Festivals") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud. The tractate discusses the topics related to the Jewish holiday of Passover, and the Passover sacrifice, both called "Pesach" in Hebrew. The tractate deals with the laws of matza (unleavened bread) and maror (bitter herbs), the prohibitions against owning or consuming chametz (leaven) on the festival, the details of the Paschal lamb that used to be offered at the Temple in Jerusalem, the order of the feast on the first evening of t
First Fruits
religious offering of the first agricultural produce of the harvest
Temurah
Talmudic tractate.
peace offering
sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible
Sin offering
sacrificial offering described and commanded in the Torah
Korban omer
an offering made by the Jewish priests to Yahweh
Heave offering
Kind of offering
Guilt offering
type of Biblical sacrifice
Gift offering
an offering dedicated to The LORD
Chadash
In Judaism, Chadash () is a concept within Kashrut (the Jewish dietary regulations), based on the Biblical requirement not to eat any grain of the new year (or products made from it) prior to the annual Omer offering on the 16th day of Nisan.
thank offering
Chelev
Chelev (, ḥēleḇ), "suet", is the animal fats that the Torah prohibits Jews and Israelites from eating. Only the chelev of animals that are of the sort from which offerings can be brought in the Tabernacle or Temple are prohibited (). The prohibition of eating chelev is also, in addition to the Torah, one of the 613 commandments that, according to the Talmud, were given to Moses on Mount Sinai.
Priestly divisions
Ritual work groups
Incense offering
Offering on the altar of incense in the time of the Tabernacle and the First and Second Temple period
Dough offering
biblical injunction to separate a tithe from bread