The Passover sacrifice (Hebrew: קרבן פסח, romanized: Qorban Pesaḥ), also known as the Paschal lamb or the Passover lamb, is the sacrifice that the Torah mandates the Israelites to ritually slaughter on the evening of Passover, and eat lamb on the first night of the holiday with bitter herbs and matzo.

This reference to Passover stresses the classical message of the festival–the humble origin of the Jewish people, the covenant with Abraham, God’s intervention in Egypt, the fulfillment of God’s promises, and the reaffirmation of faith.

2025年3月28日 · The Korban Pesach must be roasted over an open fire back at home. It must be roasted in its entirety – not piece by piece. In order to do this, a non-metal spit is placed through the mouth and out the back end below the tail and the legs must be able to dangle so that the whole animal will be roasted.

2014年9月21日 · Korban pesach and circumcision are the only two affirmative commands which carry the punishment of karet, for the obvious reason that they both share the element of berit, the covenant between the Jewish people and God.

2019年4月17日 · WHEN, WHERE AND HOW THE KORBAN PESACH IS EATEN. The Korban Pesach is eaten at the very end of the Pesach seder. It is eaten with matzah and maror.

2025年4月2日 · The korban pesach, the paschal lamb, was the cornerstone of Passover ritual. During the times of the ancient temple, the korban pesach was wrapped up in the Hillel sandwich, a tasty treat of matzah, lettuce, and lamb. The lamb was supposed to be entirely consumed at the seder, with any leftovers burnt in the morning.

There is an apparent dissonance between the list of rules for the korban Pesach, Paschal offering, as it is laid out in the Torah and the Talmud. Rabbi Avi Weiss dissects the many intricate laws detailed in the Talmud and proves many moral lessons in each sphere of …

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Introduction to Hilchot Korban Pesach. Included in this text are sixteen mitzvot: 4 positive commandments and 12 negative commandments. They include the following: 1) To slaughter the Pesach sacrifice at the appropriate time; 2) Not to slaughter it while in possession of chametz; 3) Not to leave the fats and organs to be offered on the altar ...

The Korban Pesach, as the Tzelem Elokim, unites nefesh, body, and mind. That is why the mitzvah of Pesach is fulfilled by taking a lamb for each family, and it is as though the whole of Israel fulfilled it with one lamb.