Welcome Rabbi's Study Cantor's Page Education Rel. School E.C.C. Adult-Ed Youth Dept. Now the language is very strange here. It's a language of shaking up, of pushing, of giving an extra nudge. Because it costs money to give a sacrifice.
People have to go and pay to buy the animal.
Then people need an extra push to make sure the job gets done. To be observant, to follow commandments when it doesn't cost you anything financially, or time wise, materially or commitment, it's easy. Anyone can do it. Suddenly people react slower. They don't always do it.