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It is perplexing why a woman must bring a sin-offering after giving birth. # 26347-EYAL-6
What is her sin? Commentaries explain that from the intense birth pains,
the woman becomes angry at her husband and swears never to yearn for
her husband again. Because of her anger and swearing falsely, she is
obligated to sacrifice a sin-offering.
However, this raises a question. The anger that the woman feels is
temporary. Why must she bring a sin-offering? We know that a
sin-offering is not brought every time a person gets angry.
This can be clarified in the context of the korban Pesach. Hashem
commanded Am Yisrael to sacrifice a sheep in order to eradicate the
abomination of the Egyptians from amongst them. The sheep served as
