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It is customary to first teach children the parshiyot concerning the 1 vaikra
korbanot, in order to initiate them from a young age to serve Hashem with
mesirut nefesh. Self-sacrifice is not only accomplished by being killed for
Hashem’s sake, but also includes making simple sacrifices in one’s daily
life concerning relatively trivial matters.
Since Hashem has no need for sacrifices, why are we commanded to bring
them? How can we understand the sacrifice of animals in relation to the
Beit Hamikdash, which was the symbol of beauty, holiness, and grandeur?

The Rambam explains that the purpose of the korbanot was intended for
Bnei Yisrael, in order to uproot from their hearts any reverence held for
animals which the Egyptians idolized. Since the Jews were enslaved in
Egypt for many years, this belief had inevitably captured their hearts. This
is illustrated by the fact that later on they sought to establish for
themselves an idol in the image of a golden calf. The slaughtering of a
korban was meant to uproot this conception.
The Ramban’s opinion is that the purpose of the korban was to arouse