Question for those of the Jewish faith?

Question

I was curious. In the Old Testament, the Jews used to sacrifice various animals as a burnt offering and atonement for their sins.

If this is not still practiced, what is substituted now?

Answer 1

Sacrifices never atoned for sins--a man without a bull to sacrifice was just as forgiven as a man with the red heifer to sacrifice.

Today we have a thing called "teshuvah" which is summed up in a few basic steps:

1. Recognize the wrong. Know that what you did was wrong and feel remorse for it.
2. Apologize for the wrong to whoever you wronged (i.e. if you hurt your neighbor, you can't apologize to your brother)
3. Try and fix the wrong
4. Resolve and actively try not to commit the wrong again

Peace

Answer 2

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Answer 3

For starters, not all sacrifices could atone for all types of sins. For example, all willful sins could not 'be covered" by a sacrifice.
In addition, not all sacrifices were for the purpose of atonement, e.g. the Passover sacrifice.

Nowadays, repentance before G-d is the way to achieve atonement for any sins.

Answer 4

its a common Christian misconception.

Sacrifices were never used as atonement for sin.

The Sacrifices were part of the process of repentance, but they were never absolutely necessary for atonement.

money used as a replacement for sin offerings:

2 Kings 12
16 The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the temple of the LORD; it belonged to the priests.

Prayer:

Take with you words, and return unto the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and accept us graciously: so will we render as bullocks the offerings of our lips" (Hos. 14:1-2, ).

"Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy, and repenteth him of the evil" (Joel 2:13).

Their are many more on top of this.

The point is that animal sacrifice was a way to help one repent, but it alone did not atone for sin nor could it only be done with it.

Only the G-d of Israel can forgive man of his transgressions and he only requires sincere repentance. Whether that be done though sacrifice, money, or simple prayer.

Answer 5

We atone for our sins on Yom Kippur when we spend the entire day fasting and being in the synagogue asking for forgiveness. We are also asked to go to every person who we may have wronged and offended and ask for forgiveness from them as well. My friends and I used to go down to the seashore with pieces of bread and throw the bread into the water which symbolized "casting your sins upon the water."

Answer 6

If you look at Hosea 14:2-3, you see that the prophet says that in the event of exile, we should "take for yourselves words" and that's what we do. We pray. See also 1 Kings, 8:46-50 where King Solomon says this straight out. Hope this helps.

Answer 7

This practice ended with the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem...

Nothing has been substituted in its place....

To get a better understand don't read what you call "Old Testament"
Get a copy of the TENAKH~Holy Scripture...

There are many miss-translations in your "Old Testament"

Answer 8

Elijah the prophet will come to restore all things;but josephs brothers will not come to egypt until their forced to in the end times.I`m not jewish by the way this is the closest thing to your answer.

Answer 9

PROSELYTIZERS.Preferrably young and unblemished,as is required.The first born is also a requirement,but can be ignored out of desperation."Link"

Answer 10

God knows!! :)