The following is a brief summary of some of thoughts said over by R' Frand on the parsha this evening. I have attempted to reproduce these vorts to the best of my ability. Any perceived inconsistency is the result of my efforts to transcribe the shiur and should not be attributed to R' Frand.
R' Frand noted that although Parshas Vaykira begins with a description of bringing a cow as a sacrifice in Vayikra 1:2, the Torah does not state where it should be slaughtered. Instead, in its discussion of bring a sacrifice from sheep/goats in Vayikra 1:11, the Torah states וְשָׁחַ֨ט אֹת֜וֹ עַ֣ל יֶ֧רֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ צָפֹ֖נָה. R' Frand quoted the Meshech Chochma who asks, why does the Torah wait for the description of the location for slaughtering until the discussion of the sheep?
R' Frand then digressed to the discussion in Parshas Pinchas of the sacrifice of the Tamid. He quoted the Shulchan Aruch who says that a person should always try to say Parshas HaTamid every day. But in saying the Parshas HaTamid, the section ends with Vayikra 1:11 - וְשָׁחַ֨ט אֹת֜וֹ עַ֣ל יֶ֧רֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ צָפֹ֖נָה. Why is this mentioned in conjunction with the Tamid?
R' Frand quoted a Medrash which states that when a person reads Vayikra 1:11 - it reminds Hashem of Akeidas Yitzchak. And Hashem states upon hearing the pasuk that anyone who recites the pasuk - man, woman, Jew or non-Jew, reminds Me of Akeidas Yitzchak.
The Maharil Diskin explains the Medrash by noting that Avraham first binds Yitzchak to the altar because he is concerned that Yitzchak might jump and disqualify the slaughter. The angel then tells Avraham not to slaughter Yitzchak. A normal father would then take his son and run away. But Avraham does not do this. Instead he looks for another animal and finds one. But after finding the ram, he does not untie Yitzchak, rather he leaves Yitzchak on top of the altar and he slaughters the ram on the side of the Mizbeasch. Because he is concerned that maybe there will be an issue with the ram and he will need to use Yitzchak.
The Meshech Chachma explains based on this Medrash that the reason that the location is only mentioned by sheep and not cows, because its derived from Avraham who brought the sacrifice on the side of the Mizbeach because Yitzchak was on top of the altar. This selfless act of remaining at the site with his son on the altar while he looked for the ram became part of our spiritual DNA. Based on this, a Jew will act with Mesiras Nefesh when serving Hashem. This is why Hashem wants us to invoke that Zechus when we say Parshas HaTamid, because this is the source and now its a part of each of us.
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