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Siddur Ashkenaz, Weekday, Shacharit, Preparatory Prayers, Korbanot, Kiyor

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אמרו חכמים (מנחות קי.): מאי דכתיב זאת תורת החטאת וזאת תורת האשם. כל העוסק בתורת חטאת כאילו הקריב חטאת וכל העוסק בתורת אשם כאילו הקריב אשם. ולכן אין די באמירת הפסוקים לבד אלא יתבונן בטעמי הקרבנות ובדיניהם כפי השגתו.

Sefaria Community Translation

The Talmud (Maseches Menachos 110a) states: Rabbi Isaac asked, “Why does it say (Leviticus 6:18; 7:1) This is thelawof the sin-offering, this is thelawof the guilt-offering? To teach us that when onestudiesthelawof the sin-offering, it is considered as though he had actually brought it on the Altar, and when onestudiesthelawof the guilt-offering, it is as though he actually brought it on the Altar.” Rather than merely recite the following portions, study them and attempt to learn about the laws and significance of the various sacrifices.

וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־משֶׁה לֵּאמֹר: וְעָשִֽׂיתָ כִּיּוֹר נְחֽשֶׁת וְכַנּוֹ נְחֽשֶׁת לְרָחְצָה וְנָתַתָּ אֹתוֹ בֵּין־אֹֽהֶל מוֹעֵד וּבֵין הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ וְנָתַתָּ שָֽׁמָּה מָֽיִם: וְרָחֲצוּ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו מִמֶּֽנּוּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם וְאֶת־רַגְלֵיהֶם: בְּבֹאָם אֶל־אֹֽהֶל מוֹעֵד יִרְחֲצוּ־מַֽיִם וְלֹא יָמֻֽתוּ אוֹ בְגִשְׁתָּם אֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ לְשָׁרֵת לְהַקְטִיר אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָֹה: וְרָחֲצוּ יְדֵיהֶם וְרַגְלֵיהֶם וְלֹא יָמֻֽתוּ וְהָיְ֒תָה לָהֶם חָק־עוֹלָם לוֹ וּלְזַרְעוֹ לְדֹרֹתָם:

Sefaria Community Translation

(Exodus 30:17-21) And Adonoy spoke to Moses to say: Make a copper laver and a copper base, for washing; and place it between the Tent of Meeting and the Altar, and put water in it. Aaron and his sons will wash their hands and their feet from it.¹ Upon entering the Tent of Meeting they will wash with water that they not die, or whenever they approach the Altar to serve, to burn a fire-offering to Adonoy. They will wash their hands and feet that they not die; and this is a perpetual statute for them, for him [Aaron], and his descendants for all their generations.

footnotes: ¹ His right hand was held above his right foot, the left hand above the left foot and all were washed simultaneously.—Maseches Zevachim 59