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Why did Jews discontinue the practice of animal sacrifice?
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Name : Jo, Gender : F, Religion : Christian, Age : 25, City : Rochester, State : MN, Country : United States,That religion is 6,000 years old, and parts of it are so foolish they have to just let it go. They don’t eat their own dung anymore, either; just because it is in the Bible doesn’t make it permanent. They change that book every year.
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Name : Kane, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Native American, Religion : Atheist, Age : 22, City : Charlottesville, State : VA, Country : United States, Occupation : Martial Arts instructor, Education level : 4 Years of College,The Jews stopped animal sacrifice several thousand years ago for the simple reason that the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, the only place where sacrifices could be made, was destroyed. Today we sing prayers in place of the sacrifices.
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Name : Andy23944, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 16, City : Sharon, State : MA, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,I believe the reason Jews no longer give animal sacrifices is because Jesus Christ, the sacrificial lamb, gave his life for all humanity for all time.
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Name : Angie24975, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 21, City : Nashville, State : TN, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,The short answer is that animal sacrifice was practiced during the time of the Temple in Jerusalem. Since the Temple’s destruction in 70 B.C. and the absence of the High Priests, animal sacrifices and many other customs were abandoned. Why? Without the Temple, priests around there saw wasn’t a need for sacrifices. In modern times we use a roasted lamb shank bone.
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Name : Mark K., Gender : M, Religion : Jewish, City : San Francisco Bay Area, State : CA, Country : United States,As others have said, the destruction of the Temple made it impossible to continue sacrifices. It was important that the sacrifices be done in the Temple, because that was the actual place where the presence of God could be found. Killing an animal somewhere else, whether accompanied by prayers or not, had no religious significance. Modern Jewish practice is a direct descendent of Pharisaic tradition, who believed that prayer and study could make up for the inability to sacrifice. Yes, that’s right, the same Pharisees that Jesus rails against throughout the Gospels are responsible for how we Jews pray today. This is probably another source of historical anti-Semitism in Europe.
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Name : Ross, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 37, City : Gloucester City, State : NJ, Country : United States, Occupation : Computer programmer, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,When was animal sacrifice discontinued as a method of worship in the Jewish religion?
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Name : Jerry Wheeler, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 66, City : Rapid City, State : SD, Country : United States, Occupation : Retired, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,
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