Sacrifices In The Holy Temple #sacrifice #holytemple #highpriest #kohen #altar #tabernacle #mishkan

[Music] It says in the midrash that once the Gentiles came and said to the Jewish people, "You're wasting your money for nothing. Why are you doing this? Every animal costs a fortune and you're constantly offering sacrifices." The Jewish people answered them. No sin in the world is worth more than the fulfillment of a single mitzvah. The commandments are more important to us than money. This is how the Jewish people view the importance of the commandments. God continued to instruct Moshe and told him that the ritual of Terumat Hadeshen must be performed. What is Terumat Hadeshen? Every night a priest would put on his special priestly garments and lift the ashes from the altar using a special scoop called a makta. It was made of silver. He had to lift the ashes with honor and place them beside the altar. After that, he would change into different clothes and take the ashes to a pit that was near the altar where he would place them. The miracle that occurred there was that the ground would swallow the ashes and make them disappear.