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2 Lambs. The Ohel Moed

Two lambs in their first year should be sacrificed daily - one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

The Morning Lamb

Together with the first (morning)lamb, 1/10 of an ephah* of fine flour should be mixed with 1/4 of a hin of crushed olive oil and 1/4 of a hin** of wine***.

*Side note: This equals to the volume of 43 1/5 eggs. One ephah is equivalent to 72 logs or approx 22 liters (one log is approx 0.3 liters) so this would be about 2.2 liters.

**Side note: One hin is equivalent to 12 logs, or approx 3.6 liters, so 1/4 of one hin equals to 3 logs, or approx 0.9 liters

***Side note: This wine was poured as a libation into 2 silver basins which were hollow at their bottoms (like nostrils) which were situated on top of the altar and would flow from them to the roof of the altar and then through the holes in the altar to the foundations of the copper altar and then to the ground.

The Afternoon Lamb

The afternoon lamb, like the meal offering, should be burnt in its entirety, thus serving as a "pleasing fragrance (or spirit)" ( רֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹ֔חַ אִשֶּׁ֖ה לה׳) for G-d. It should also have a wine libation. This offering should be sacrificed at the entrance to the Ohel Moed.

Where G-d Dwells and Communicates

It is at this area of the entrance to the Ohel Moed that G-d communicated with the Israelites and Moshe (there are different opinions regarding where exactly in this area, i.e. from above the copper altar or above the ark cover). It is in this area that the Divine Presence would rest.

G-d then says that He will sanctify the Ohel Moed, the altar, Aaron and Aaron's sons, for the sake of the service to Him and that He will dwell amongst the Israelites and be their G-d and they will know that He is G-d who took them out of Egypt.

Audio Summaries of the daily Chumash portions In loving memory of Ousher Zelig ben Myer HaLevi Z”L

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The Incense Altar

G-d now gives instructions on making the altar for burning incense. He says that it should be made out of Shittim wood.

It should be square shaped, 1 cubit long x 1 cubit wide and 2 cubits high with horns emerging from it. It should be covered in gold and it should have a golden crown, symbolizing the crown of the priesthood (kehuna).

On either side of the altar, under the crown, at two opposing corners, they should make golden rings.

They should make two poles out of shittim wood and covered in gold. These poles should go through the above mentioned rings.

This altar should be placed right outside of the Holy of Holies, i.e. in front of the curtain that covers the Ohel Moed.

Aaron is to burn incense on this altar every morning, while cleaning the lamps from the ashes of the wicks that burnt the previous night as well as every afternoon while lighting the lamps.

Nothing should be burnt on this altar other than the designated incense for it. Not any donated incense nor any meal offering (i.e. of bread) or burnt offering (i.e. of animal).

Once per year, on Yom Kippur, Aaron is to sprinkle blood on the horns of this altar from the bull and kid of the Yom Kippur sacrifice which served to atone for ritual contamination (in relation to the Mishkan and it's objects).

This altar shall not be used for any other service other than what has been described here.