122 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Leviticus, Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36), Source Book Keys, AMJV LEVITICUS | 6:18 spot — LEV72 Respect and sensitivity to sinners also req... LEV72 Respect and sensitivity to sinners also requires not embarrassing them needlessly. When God designed the Tabernacle (and later the Temple), He commanded Aaron to set up the place of the sin offering in the very same place as the burnt offering [this verse]. Why? The Talmud explains that if there was one particular place that the sin offering were to be offered, then all of the sinners would gather there and all would know that these are transgressors, causing a very embarrassing situation. In order to avoid this, God demonstrated great sensitivity, and commanded the sin offering and burnt offering to be brought from the same spot so that no one would be able to distinguish between these two groups of Jews (Sotah 32b). Share Print Source KeyAMJVVerse6:18Keyword(s)spotSource Page(s)351 Switch article LEVITICUS | 6:18 spot — LEV73 Since th[e] mitzvah [of preserving dignity]... Previous Article LEVITICUS | 7:2 holy — LEV74 One of the Torah's 613 commandments is "You... Next Article