There can be no sacrifices because there is no Temple. The word for sacrifice in Hebrew, Qorban, means to come-close or draw-near. It was a way of coming close to God. According to traditionial Jews when the moshiach comes the Temple will be rebuilt. The system now, of prayer services to match the daily offerings, and of teshuva(returning) minus sacrifice for the teshuva that required sacrifice all probably has its roots in the Babylonian Exile, when there was also no Temple. Daniel is recorded as praying 3x a day and there was also a system during the late 2nd Temple period for Jews who lived far from the Temple. Basically, everything is done the same using a different medium, or just removing the medium. Dauer
I agree. Furthermore, with no Temple there is no priesthood. No Priesthood, no sacrifice. The sacrifice had to become Yom Kippur. (Day of atonement.)
dB, There is still a priesthood, the kohanim. They still track their lineage. In traditional shuls at certain times there is a priestly blessing performed by the kohanim. And actually, sacrifice in English is a horrible translation of qorban, which means to come close or draw near. They were not just done because of sin. They were done in praise of God, to celebrate, for different reasons. Prayer has taken the place of the qorbanot, along with a few other things. It is demonstrated by these biblical passages: if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. [2 Chronicles 7:14] But if from there you seek the Eternal your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul. [Deuteronomy 4:29] He prays to God and finds favor with him, he sees God's face and shouts for joy; he is restored by God to his righteous state. [Job 33:26] Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. [Psalm 34:14] The Eternal is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. [Psalm 34:18] You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. [Psalm 51:16-17] Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but my ears you have pierced; burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require. [Psalm 40:6] Take words with you and return to the Eternal. Say to him: "Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the bulls of our lips. [Hosea 14:2] He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy. [Proverbs 28:13] Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Eternal a man avoids evil. [Proverbs 16:6] To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Eternal than sacrifice. [Proverbs 21:3] For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. [Hosea 6:6] The Eternal is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. [Psalm 34:18] He prays to God and finds favor with him, he sees God's face and shouts for joy; he is restored by God to his righteous state. [Job 33:26] With what shall I come before the Eternal and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the Eternal be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Eternal require of you? Only to do Justice, and to love Mercy and to walk humbly with your God. [Micah 6:6-8] But it is true that the kohanim can only perform korbanot in the Beit HaMikdash. Dauer
