It is difficult to define the word “icre” in order to adequately express the underlying concepts. The unfortunate use of the term “sacrifice” implies giving up something which is of value to one individual or the benefit of another or of living without something of value. Rabbi Shamshon Raphael Hirsch Z”l remarks that these ideas are not only absent from the nature of a korban, but they are diametrically opposed to it. Likewise, the definition “offering,” does not really define this word. The idea of an offering suggests that it fulfills a requirement mandated by the One to Whom this…
