Helping another come closer to Torah & Mitzvos, brings greater joy than perfecting one’s own performance.
Every sacrifice is about offering of oneself; this is found by the wood that is entirely consumed by each sacrifice, which is a total offering and thus, a great Simcha.
A Mitzvah is connected to particulars (part of the body, object, etc.).
Concept of Korbanos is to offer one’s entire self, even though one might be small in avodah, one’s Korbanos are big.
If one pledges to bring a large animal but brings a small animal, one does not fulfill one’s vow. If one pledges a small animal, yet brings a large one, one did fulfill one’s vow.
Korbanos requires one to complete the substance and not necessarily the details, since the object does not fulfill a vow but to draw oneself closer to G-d better accomplished by a free-will offering.
When one is totally broken, then one can be totally devoted to HaShem.
Bringing from the best of items for Korbanos is a function of the Korban, and also of the person to bring the best of one self as an offering.
The closeness between G-d and the Jewish people, exemplifies the level of love a Jew must have for another Jew, while one should not to highlight a possible lacking in another.
Verse 17 Rashi highlights the tremendous distance between the Jews & G-d due to communal sin.
Verse 19 Rashi suggests that the Jewish people are still close to G-d even in the darkest moments; G-d always views the Jewish people with affection, since they are bound together.
Korbanos only bring this expression “ריח ניחוח to G-d”, but not other Mitzvos.
משפטים one’s intention in doing these Mitzvos are for the inherent benefit.
חוקים לרמב"ם we don’t know reason, no benefit to us, but G-d knows the reason.
חוקים לרש"י do since G-d commanded; we get use to G-d as the Boss.
קרבנות לרש"י G-d’s will is done; emphasis on the accomplishment שאמרתי נעשה.
If one misses a mitzvah one day, able to fulfill the next day.
Process of atonement for a specific transgression: Resolve for the future & remorse over the past. Sin offering is for the past; Olah for the future.
Revealed Torah – Body. Hidden Torah – Neshamah. Not two parts, but in essence they complement each other.
Asham - avodah level of male – strength – ability to nullify one’s self- hardness מזיד. Chattas - avodah level of female – thoughtfulness – connected to G-d – softness שוגג. Possibly think they can be mixed together, yet they remain distinct.
