Shemini - Rishon

On the eighth day, Moshe gathered Aharon, his sons and the Elders. He told Aharon to offer a calf and a ram as a sin offering and burnt offering, respectively. The Jews were to offer a goat (as a sin offering), a calf and a lamb (as a burnt offering), and a bull and a ram (as peace offerings), plus a flour offering. G-d was going to "appear" to them. Everybody did as Moshe instructed, while the nation watched. (This aliyah details Aharon offering his own sacrifices and the start of the people's sacrifices...

Author: Rabbi Jack Abramowitz