Reb Tzadok of Lublin wrote (Otzer HaMachshavah, 178), “Korbanos are not a mitzvah; this is connected to what Rambam wrote in the Guide to the Perplexed… God does not get pleasure from korbanos. In regard to korbanos we do not say, ‘I will do God’s will,’ as we do with respect to other mitzvot. Rather according to the will and desire of people, so is the sacrifice. God gets pleasure, not from the sacrifice, but from our desire to give Him pleasure.”
As we read the book of Vayikra, may we merit understanding not just the process of the Temple service but its deeper meaning, and thus give “pleasure,” as it were, to G-d, may it come speedily in our days.
Bais Abraham Congregation is known for its welcoming atmosphere and its ability to embrace all Jews from the unaffiliated to the yeshiva-educated. It is located close to Washington University and includes among its approximately 150 members many students, graduate students and faculty members. Bais Abraham is one of seven Orthodox synagogues in St. Louis. The St. Louis Orthodox community boasts two day schools and four high schools, a Vaad, mikvaot and two kosher restaurants, and is known for its friendliness and affordable housing.
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State Capital: Jefferson City
State Nickname: “The Show Me State”
State Motto: The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law.
State Flower: Hawthorn
State Bird: Bluebird
First Shul: United Hebrew Congregation, founded in 1837, is the oldest congregation in Missouri and the oldest congregation west of the Mississippi River.
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