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Menachos 110: Petitionary Korbanot
J. Wiesen asked:
Are there any petitionary korbanot? Today we have many petitionary
prayers, but I cannot think of any similar
korbanot (for health, prosperity, etc.)
Kol tuv,
Yehuda
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The Kollel replies:
To answer your question one must look more closely at the mechanism of
Tefilah and Korbanos.
The petition in Tefilah is not merely a request list; it is a way for a
person to realize that all of his needs are provided by Hashem. This brings
a person closer to Hashem through the realization that he is beholden to
Him. A Korban Nedavah is a Doron (freewill gift), and not a petition. The
Ovdei Avodah Zarah offered sacrifices because they believed in appeasing
the gods. L'Havdil, we know that Hashem has no need for the sacrifice.
Rather, it is an opportunity to become closer through our expression of
"giving." Therefore, although by nature it is not petitionary, it relates
to Tefilah in the desired result.
D. Zupnik
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