Zevachim: Intention vs Action

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Rachel Rosenthal examines the ways in which sacrifices can be rendered invalid, and considers the role of a person's intentions when offering a sacrifice and the lessons we can draw from tractate Zevachim when sacrifices are no longer offered.

Rachel Rosenthal is a PhD candidate in Rabbinic Literature at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where she is writing a dissertation on rabbinic models of moral education. A graduate of the Drisha Scholars Circle, she serves as an adjunct lecturer in the Talmud department at JTS, and teaches at Drisha and Nishma. Her writing has been published in Tablet, the Forward, and eJewish Philanthropy, and she has taught Torah throughout the United States.