EXOD165 Do not give the meat of the Pesach offering to an apostate Jew. As explained earlier (Mitzvah 5 [i.e., Exodus 12:6]-AJL), we bring the Pesach offering to recall the miracles in Egypt. The offering reminds us that at Pesach time we took shelter under the wings of the Divine Presence and entered the covenant of the Torah and emunah (faith). It is therefore not fitting for us to join in this meal with a person who has disconnected himself from the Torah and whose actions contradict the beliefs of the Jewish nation.