LEV30 The Great Sanhedrin shall bring an offering when its incorrect ruling causes the entire congregation to sin. If the great Sanhedrin incorrectly rules regarding an offense whose punishment is “cutting off” of the soul (kares), and thereby they cause the majority of the congregation to sin unwittingly, the Sanhedrin must bring an offering. As stated, offerings are meant to help us in the task of subduing our animal urges and to strengthen us to follow the dictates of our unique and intelligent soul. Accordingly, when our nation’s wise men err, obviously because a weakness of the intellect, they must perform an act that will promote a strengthening of intelligence and restoration of its control and dominance. They are commanded to come to the Beis HaMikdash, a place for inspiring the mind, and they must bring an offering there. Thereby, they will reflect upon the baseness of the animal part of them that caused them to stray, as opposed to the greatness and importance of the soul and its truthful and pure intelligence. Afterwards, they will be more careful regarding all of their rulings.