לָמָּה־לִּ֤י רֹב־זִבְחֵיכֶם֙ יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שָׂבַ֛עְתִּי עֹל֥וֹת אֵילִ֖ים וְחֵ֣לֶב מְרִיאִ֑ים וְדַ֨ם פָּרִ֧ים וּכְבָשִׂ֛ים וְעַתּוּדִ֖ים לֹ֥א חָפָֽצְתִּי׃
永恆者說:「你們獻上這許多祭物,對我有甚麼用處呢?公羊的燔祭和肥畜的脂油,我已經厭足了;公牛、羊羔和公山羊的血,我都不喜悅。」
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.”