Daily Chumash Wednesday Vayikra: The Shlomim sacrifice from cattle

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1. The Shlomim sacrifice from cattle:

• If one brings a Shlamim from cattle, it may be either male or female, although must be unblemished.
• Semicha: One is to rest his hand on the head of his Karban, and it is to be slaughtered by the opening of the Ohel Moed.
• Offering the animal: The Kohanim are to offer the blood of the animal onto the altar, all around. The fat that covers the innards is to be offered. The two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and the diaphragm on the liver and kidneys is to be offered. It is to be offered over the Olah, which is on the wood that is on the fire.

2. The Shlamim sacrifice from sheep:

• If one brings a Shlamim from flock, it may be either male or female, although must be unblemished.
• Semicha: If the offering is a sheep, he is to bring it before G-d and rest his hand on the head of the Karban, and it is to be slaughtered by the opening of the Ohel Moed.
• Offering the animal: The Kohanim are to offer the blood of the animal onto the altar, all around. The entire tail, up until the kidneys, is to be offered, and the fat that covers the innards is to be offered. The two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and the diaphragm on the liver and kidneys is to be offered.

3. The Shlomim sacrifice from a goat:

• If one brings a Shlamim from a goat he is to rest his hand on its head, and it is to be slaughtered by the opening of the Ohel Moed.
• Offering the animal: The Kohanim are to offer the blood of the animal onto the altar, all around. The fat that covers the innards is to be offered. The two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and the diaphragm on the liver and kidneys is to be offered.

4. Prohibition of eating Chelev fat or blood:

• It is an eternal decree for all generations that one may not eat any fat or blood.