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SYMBOL OF UNITY AND NATIONAL IDENTITY
Though the entire nation offered the Korban Pesach, each quorum was
composed of family and friends, insuring that unity would not swallow
up personality and individuality.
Korban Pesach is obligatory for all
Jewish men, women and children.
Korban Pesach has historically
accompanied periods of moral revival and spiritual rededication.
Korban Pesach has always been a symbol of
our Jewish Unity and Identity.
The spiritual imperative of Korban Pesach
is so strong that failure to participate can bring karet or spiritual
cutting off from the nation.
The Temple is not a pre-requisite for
bringing the Korban Pesach.
100 years after the destruction of the
Temple, Rabban Gamliel commanded his servant to roast the Korban
Pesach. (Pesachim 87b)
The Byzantines forbade the Jews from
offering the Korban Pesach as late as the Sixth Century CE.
The Rambam (Maimonides) writes that when
the majority of Jews are in a state of impurity they can still bring
offerings such as Korban Pesach. (Beit Habekhira 16)
Today, any Jew can prepare for the
Korban Pesach. Click here.