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‫הוראה‬
The revelation on Yom
Kippur of the level of
Yechidah should effect
throughout the year to
fulfill Torah and Mitzvos
on a level of inner desire
(and not as an obligation)
‫תוכן‬
Not only did Nadav & Avihu not sin, but they
brought into the Mishkan such a level of
‫לקוטי‬
kedusha which sanctified the Mishkan ‫בקרבתם‬ ‫שיחות‬
Their avodah involved a voluntary offering of
ketores on the inner altar, expressing a deep,
‫ ב‬,‫טז‬ ‫חלק‬
inner connection, accomplishing more than the ‫לבא‬
(prescribed) service of Moshe & Aharon

elevating physical to G-d – external aspect of

Outer Altar Avodah using garments - ‫קרבן‬- to draw close
to unite with G-d through the fire of Koteres –
Inner Altar internal aspect of Avodah cleaving to G-d with
emotions and intellect - ‫ קטרת‬- to bind

‫הוראה‬ ‫תוכן‬
One should attempt to cover Mitzvah of covering the blood indicates one’s
‫לקוטי‬
and reduce one’s energies involvement in the world should not be done ‫וכסהו בעפר‬ ‫שיחות‬
in mundane matters; but
in holy matters the energy
with one’s full life-force; however, one should
apply one’s full life-force to one’s spiritual
‫ יג‬,‫יז‬ ‫חלק‬
should be “uncovered” pursuits ‫לז‬
Levels of Blood Levels of Involvement with the World
Worldly matters that pose potential obstacles, a
Blood of Chayos & Birds, one
person needs to be careful in order not to stumble
is obligated to cover
and go down from one’s level
Blood of (chullin) Worldly matters that one could be used for holy
domesticated animals, one is purposes, one should seek to attach them to
not obligated to cover holiness
Blood of Korbanos are Holy matters (Torah, prayers, and Mitzvos) one
sprinkled on the Altar should give one’s entire life force

An undomesticated animal or a bird that may be eaten and he spilled its blood and he shall
cover it with earth - Why does this law apply only to "chayoh" and "ofe," but not to "b'heimoh," a
domesticated animal? The Rokei'ach in #319 says that this is based on a medrash that says that
when Eliezer returned with Rivkoh to his master Yitzchok, he said that if Yitzchok finds that she has
no virginal blood it is not because Eliezer violated her. It is because during their return she fell off
the camel and her virginity was broken. They retraced a bit of their steps and found where this
happened. The blood was protected by undomesticated animals and birds. The Rokei'ach says that
because domesticated animals did not come to take part in the protection of the blood, they do not
merit having this mitzvoh done with their blood. (Chid"o in Chomas Anoch)

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