1. If one is unaware or in
doubt if a sin was committed, or
2. if one has been informed after
(or between) the commission of acts – so that the act was definitely committed but
in ignorance.
Ulla confronts the view that a “certain guilt offering” does
not require previous knowledge:
if a man cohabits five times with a
‘betrothed bondmaid’ (forbidden in Lev. 19:21 – the assumption being he did not
know she was engaged) he is liable to one [guilt-offering] only.
But, R. Hamnuna suggests a loophole:
If so, if one cohabits, sets aside
a sacrifice (which is the first act of atonement), and states ‘Wait for me
until I cohabit again’ – can he be liable for only one sacrifice?
Nice try, but no. The multiple guilt offering is only when
there is a lack of knowledge or uncertainty. Once you know that the act is a
sin, atonement is required for each act.
Let's be careful out there!
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