Chapter 4, Mishna 1

What kinds of sacrifices require their blood to be placed at the base of the altar?
How do the Sages distinguish between offerings that require their blood on the inner altar and those on the outer altar?
What lesson is learned from the extra wording in the verse about the communal sin offering for a mistaken ruling?
What happens if the meat of a sin offering that should have been eaten becomes disqualified?
How is the communal sin offering for idol worship treated differently from other sin offerings?
What is the rule about dipping a priest’s finger into the blood of a sin offering before applying it to the altar?
How do the Sages know that the blood of certain offerings must be placed on all four corners of the altar?
What does the phrase “in the Tent of Meeting” teach about the proper place for performing the sprinkling of blood?
Why is it important to distinguish between the outer altar and the inner altar in the service of sin offerings?
What comparison does the Gemara make between the high priest’s sin offering on the Day of Atonement and other sin offerings?
What happens if the priest’s hand is injured when he performs the blood service?
Which blood applications are considered essential to atonement, and which are not?
Where must a communal sin offering for idol worship be brought, and who is allowed to eat its meat?
How does the Gemara show that every extra word in the Torah has a specific legal purpose?
What overall principle do these pages teach about the importance of exact procedure and sacred boundaries in the sacrificial service?

Opening song: Moshe Storch leads Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock Park

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