Ve’im zevach shelamim korbano, im min-habakar hu makriv—im zachar im nekevah, tamim yakrivennu lifnei Adonai.
Ve’samach yado al rosh korbano, u’shachatto petach Ohel Mo’ed, ve’zarku B’nei Aharon hakohanim et-hadam al hamizbe’ach saviv.
Ve’hikriv mizzevach hashelamim isheh laAdonai: et-hachelev hamechasseh et-hakerev, ve’et kol-hachelev asher al hakerev.
Ve’et shtei hakelayot, ve’et hachelev asher aleihen, asher al hakesalim, ve’et hayoteret al hakaved—al hakelayot yasirennah.
Ve’hiktiru oto Benei Aharon hamizbechah, al ha’olah asher al ha’etzim asher al ha’esh—isheh re’ach nichoach laAdonai.
Ve’im min-hatzon korbano lezevach shelamim laAdonai—zachar o nekevah, tamim yakrivennu.
Im kesev hu makriv et-korbano, ve’hikriv oto lifnei Adonai.
Ve’samach et-yado al rosh korbano, ve’shachat oto lifnei Ohel Mo’ed, ve’zarku Benei Aharon et-damo al hamizbe’ach saviv.
Ve’hikriv mizzevach hashelamim isheh laAdonai: chelbo ha’alyah temimah, le’ummat ha’atzeh yasirennah,
ve’et hachelev hamechasseh et-hakerev, ve’et kol-hachelev asher al hakerev.
Ve’et shtei hakelayot, ve’et hachelev asher aleihen, asher al hakesalim, ve’et hayoteret al hakaved—al hakelayot yasirennah.
Ve’hiktiru hakohen hamizbechah—lechem isheh laAdonai.
Ve’im ez korbano, ve’hikrivo lifnei Adonai.
Ve’samach et-yado al rosho, ve’shachat oto lifnei Ohel Mo’ed, ve’zarku Benei Aharon et-damo al hamizbe’ach saviv.
Ve’hikriv mimennu korbano isheh laAdonai: et-hachelev hamechasseh et-hakerev, ve’et kol-hachelev asher al hakerev.
Ve’et shtei hakelayot, ve’et hachelev asher aleihen, asher al hakesalim, ve’et hayoteret al hakaved—al hakelayot yasirennah.
Ve’hiktiram hakohen hamizbechah—lechem isheh lerei’ach nichoach, kol-chelev laAdonai.
Chukkat olam le’doroteichem, bechol moshvoteichem: kol-chelev ve’chol dam lo tochelu.
There is something deep and joyful about the Zevach Shelamim — the Peace Offering. Unlike the Olah (burnt offering) or Mincha (meal offering), this sacrifice is not brought for sin or guilt, but for completeness, gratitude, and even love. It marks a rare and beautiful moment when a Jew comes to the Mishkan not to fix something — but to give thanks. It’s almost like a shared meal with the Holy One, Blessed be He — where the altar, the priests, and the one bringing the offering all partake together.
What’s surprising is the strong emphasis on the inner organs — the heart, the kidneys, and the chelev (fat) — those parts which are usually hidden from view. Yet they take center stage. The message is clear: true sacred service is not measured by external actions alone, but by what happens inside — in the feelings, the intention, in those quiet places no one sees — except you and God.
And from this comes a beautiful hint for one’s personal growth. Sometimes a person feels that the world only sees their outer deeds — how they look, speak, or succeed. But the Torah comes to say: God wants the chelev, the kidneys, the lobe over the liver — your inner heart, your secret thoughts, your deep desire to come closer. That’s where the real offering lies.
Wishing you a bright and peaceful day, with an open heart, a pure inner will — and the deep tranquility of Shelamim.
