If Jews in the Old Testament were required to sacrifice animals for forgiveness?

Question

What do modern day Jews do for forgiveness of sins since I'm assuming they no longer sacrifice animals. I'm really curious, so only serious answers from people who actually know!

Answer 1

Easy we were never required to sacrifice animals, it was one way of atonement, there are many ways to atone.

Answer 2

Prayer has replaced the role of "karbonos", sacrifices. Some sacrifices were indeed offered when a person transgressed, but most were offered for other reasons.

We divide sin into two categories. (1)Between man and man, and (2) between man and G-d. The first category requires seeking forgiveness from the person sinned against. The second is done by performing "teshuvah", loosely translated as repentance. Teshuvah requires: 1. Regretting the performance of the transgression in one's heart 2. Committing to never performin g the transgression again. Some Jews fast on certain days of the week as a method of atonement as well, but it's only practiced by very holy people.

Yom Kippur has the purpose of atoning for sins between man and G-d. Fasting (25 hours, no food or drink), intense prayer, personal confession and remeberance of the dead all help to create a state of mind in which a Jew can honestly do teshuvah.

Regarding the fellow here who says Jew are lost, I remember the Christian bumper sticker popular in the1970's that said "I Found It". Soon after, Jewish bumper stickers came out that said "We Never Lost It". It's unfortunate that certain Christians feel this compulsion to convince the Jews that they have it all wrong. We pre-date the Christians by thousands of years, and, unlike the Christians, our religions has not been tainted by mistranslations of the original Hebrew source texts and inclusion of pagan rituals and customs. Trust me, we don't need Jesus, we are doing just fine, waiting for the true Messiah to come.

Answer 3

Jews were never required to give sacrifices for forgiveness

ever read the books of Ester or Jonah?

both times people sinned and G-d forgave them without a single sacrifice.

Answer 4

I believe that is why Jesus was sent down here to be crucified. It was so we would no longer have to make animal sacrifices for forgiveness. Jesus died and defeated death and sin so now we can get our salvation through the cross. I believe that the jews have to ask for forgiveness of their sins as the rest of us.

Answer 5

Jews call it Yom Kipur (a day of prayer and forgiveness) , we call Him Jesus, Lord and Savior. He is God's blood sacrifice for Jews and gentile believers in the new covenant.

Answer 6

human beings believed that sacrafcing an animal lined their sins through fact the blood of the animal signified the individuals giving up something that they precious (decrease back then animals became a guy's wealth). Jesus became would desire to tell human beings approximately god and how we would desire to continuously stay, Jesus became a sacrifice, he became gods in basic terms son, that became as solid a sacrifice as something, he did it for each guy or woman to renowned how plenty he enjoyed us. God Bless

Answer 7

Simple: Jewish people pray for forgiveness, and aton for sins on the holiest Jewish holiday called Yom Kipur. Yom Kipur, is a day of fasting and prayer for forgiveness for sins committed during the year.

Answer 8

Repent

Answer 9

it;s a good question

The life of the flesh is in the blood I have given it upon the alter as an atonement for sin... Leviticus

they sometimes throw something into the sea since a prophet said "I will throw your sins into the depths of the sea"

they practice the day of atonement

Answer 10

They ain't got no temple to sacrifice in-but when they do-watch out!