לָמָּה־לִּ֤י רֹב־זִבְחֵיכֶם֙ יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שָׂבַ֛עְתִּי עֹל֥וֹת אֵילִ֖ים וְחֵ֣לֶב מְרִיאִ֑ים וְדַ֨ם פָּרִ֧ים וּכְבָשִׂ֛ים וְעַתּוּדִ֖ים לֹ֥א חָפָֽצְתִּי׃
“Ano ang halaga sa Akin ng karamihan ng inyong mga handog?” sabi ng Walang-Hanggan. “Sawang-sawa na Ako sa mga handog na susunugin na mga lalaking tupa at sa taba ng mga pinatabang hayop; at ang dugo ng mga toro, ng mga kordero, at ng mga lalaking kambing ay hindi Ko kinalulugdan.”
Sha'arei Kedusha
Prayer: Our sages, of blessed memory, said about prayer,687Talmud Bavli, Brachot 6b “These are matters that ascend to the loftiest heights of the world, and yet people treat them as unimportant and insignificant.” You already are aware that prayer is greater than all the sacrificial offerings,688Midrash Tanchuma, Vayera 1:6 as it states,689Isaiah 1:11 “Why do I need your numerous sacrifices?” The continuation is, “Even if you were to increase your prayers etc.,” indicating that prayer is greater than them all. Just as the sacrificial offerings bring atonement, so likewise, prayer brings atonement for a person’s transgressions.690See Talmud Bavli, Brachot 26b In Zohar to Parshat Vayakhel it states,691Zohar II 201a-b “Serving the Creator in prayer is greater and more precious than all other forms of service, including all the sacrificial offerings.”