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Why have Jews stopped offering sacrifices to atone for their sins?
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∙ 7y ago
The sacrifices only ended because the Temple fell; the Romans destroyed it in 70 CE. Jews are not allowed to offer sacrifices anywhere else (Deuteronomy ch.12). Also, in Judaism the sacrifices were only for unintentional sins - and they were never the only route to atonement. They were used primarily to draw us closer to God. The sacrifices were a consequence of committing a sin (not all sins, might I add), but not meant to completely atone for one's sin. The sacrifice was used so that the Jew would see himself in the animal and realize that because of his sins, it ought to be him who is being offered up, not the animal. In order for the sin to be atoned for, the Jew needs to do teshuvah (repentance). This consists of several things: regretting the act, saying that you will never do the act again with all intention to follow through with this, and never doing the act again.
No one today has authority to perform the sacrifices.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 10y agoBecause the Temple was destroyed.
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What sacrifices do Jews make?
None. Jews stopped making animal sacrifices in the year 70 CE. Answer Sacrifices can only be offered in the Temple in Jerusalem. Since the Temple was destroyed, sacrifice can not be offered. When we are not able to offer sacrifices, prayer replaces the sacrifice. This is specified in the Torah.
Why did the Jews use the north side of the altar in their sacrifices?
The burnt-offering, the sin-offering and the guilt-offering had to be slaughtered north of the altar, because that is what the Torah commands. Other offerings could be slaughtered on any side.
Are there Samaritans today?
Yes, and the Samaritans still conduct sacrifices on Mount Gerizim (outside modern Nablus), unlike the Jews, who stopped making sacrifices in Jerusalem in the year 70 when the Roman army destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem.
What do the Jewish do instead of sacrifices?
since the destruction of their Temple Jews pray in the place of sacrifices
What does it mean for the Jews to purify themselves before passover?
In the days of the Great Temple, Jews would traditionally perform sacrifices and/or bathe in ritual waters in order to achieve a state of "tahorah" or ritual purity. While some still do bathe in ritual waters, the offering of sacrifices has not existed since the Destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C.E.
In what places do Jews offer sacrifices?
We don't. Sacrifices were offered in the Temple, which was destroyed 2000 years ago.
Why did Jews make blood sacrifice for sins?
Jews do not offer sacrifices and have not for almost 2000 years since the Temple was destroyed.
Would Jews have animal sacrifice if they had a temple?
No. Animal sacraficed stopped in 70 A.D. when the last temple in Jerusalem was destroyed. Clarification: Sacrifice was only applicable for unintended sin, and even then, was meaningless without atonement. Sacrifice can only be done in the Temple, when we are without the Temple, prayer replaces sacrifice.
When did Jews stop sacrificing animals?
A:For several centuries, Jewish law had required that sacrifices only be made in the Jerusalem Temple. When the Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE, the Jews were henceforth unable to perform animal sacrifices.
What is the sacrifice for Judaism?
Jews not longer make animal or vegetable sacrifices. Sacrifices were only made at the Temple in Jerusalem. Since the Temple was destroyed, we substitute prayer for sacrifices. Imagine all the cows we'd killing if we all had to do all those sacrifices!
If Jews made sacrifice before the temple why not after?
The sacrifices were only made inside the Holy Temple. Once it was destroyed, there was no other place that the sacrifices could be made.
Do Jews go on a pilgrimage?
No, Jews stopped going on pilgrimage with the destruction of the Second Temple.
