Leviticus 22: Oh Baby Baby

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Feb 2, 2026 · 2m

“When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall stay seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be acceptable as an offering by fire to God/However, no animal from the herd or from the flock shall be slaughtered on the same day with its young” (verses 27-28).

"שׁוֹר אוֹ כֶשֶׂב אוֹ עֵז, כִּי יִוָּלֵד—וְהָיָה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תַּחַת אִמּוֹ; וּמִיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי וָהָלְאָה, יֵרָצֶה לְקָרְבָּן אִשֶּׁה לַי יָ. וְשׁוֹר אוֹ שֶׂה, אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־בְּנוֹ—לֹא תִשְׁחֲטוּ, בְּיוֹם אֶחָד." (ויקרא כ״ב:כז–כח)

These two verses discuss general rules regarding sacrifices. The Midrash…