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Additionally, the full spelling of the letter 'Kaf' (כ"ף) has a numerical value of one hundred (מאה), in connection with the verse, 'And now, Yisrael, what does the Lord your G-d ask of you' ( ועתה ישראל מה ה' אלהיך שואל מעמך) (Devarim 10:12 - דברים י יב). Do not read 'what' (מה) but 'one hundred' (מאה) (Menachot 43; see Tosafot, s.v. 'Shoel' מנחות מג: ע' תוד"ה שואל). This is the meaning of 'A man who brings an offering from you' ( אדם כי יקריב מכ"ם) (Vayikra 1:2 - ויקרא א ב), which has the numerical value of one hundred (מאה). This is an offering to the Lord, as the verse states (Tehilim 51:19 - תהלים נא יט), 'The sacrifices of G-d are a broken spirit.' (זבחי אלהים רוח נשברה) Then one is referred to as a 'man' (אדם) when he is in the state of 'and what are we' (מ"ה) (Shemot 16:7 - שמות טז ז), which has the same numerical value as 'man' (אד"ם).

Leviticus 1:2 According to Kabbalah, all the mitzvot and good deeds are meant to rectify the blemish of Adam HaRishon. This blemish taints the holy sparks, even to the level of the feet as it says in the verse, "his feet will stand on that day on the mount of olives." [Returning to the original verse], the meaning is as follows: the "man" is referring to Adam HaRishon, he will become closer through your good deeds, and the "animals" refer to holy sparks, which are reincarnated in an animal. All 4 levels of vitality (animal, plant, etc) have sparks, scattered in mixture of good and evil, and the Kohen, through sacrificing with proper intent, causes a rectification to the appropriate place for that animal. The Arizal explains that all the mystical unification, which happened during the Bet HaMikdash, can occur when we eat with the right intent (as this elevates the sparks). As the verse says: "they were hungry and were thirsty, and their souls were wrapped within." The "soul wrapped within" doesn't refer to a person; rather, this refers to the spark within the food (the soul of reincarnation is within the food). This is the meaning of the verse: "He gives food to hungry, Hashem frees the bound": Hashem, by giving food to the hungry, frees the bound [ie the soul]. [To explain:] the sparks are bound in the food, and the person eating food with the right intention frees the soul in the food. This also explains the phrase from the Gemara: " It's as hard for Hashem to provide sustenance for a person as it is to split the Reed Sea"-- our holy intent, during food consumption, can replace sacrifice. The unity of Adam HaRishon achieved with the right intent [while eating] is difficult, as difficult as splitting the Reed Sea. The point of splitting the Reed Sea was to elevate the sparks in Egypt, and this is the same goal for eating food.