The Family That Prays Together…
From there he relocated to the mountain east of Beth-el on the west and pitched his tent, with Beth-el on the west and Ai on the east; and he built there an altar to G-d and called out in the Name of G-d. Ch.12/8 continue reading
by Rabbi Yechezkel Fox
He shall wash its innards and its feet with water; and the Kohen shall cause it all to go up in smoke on the Altar – an elevation-offering, a fire-offering, a satisfying aroma to G-d. Ch1/9
The Sages point out that the same phrase, a satisfying aroma to G-d, is used not only here, where an expensive animal has been brought for the elevation-offering, but also where a bird is used(1/17), and even for just a handful of flour(2/2). This teaches us that it makes no difference how much or little you bring (as long as it’s in accordance with one’s means) as long as one sets his heart to do it for the sake of G-d. continue reading
