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On the three regalim – Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot – one is obligated to bring an olat re’iya and a shalmei chagiga.
The Mishnah (1:6) teaches that if one does not offer the korbanot on the first day, he has the remaining days of the festival to offer these korbanot. We shall investigate this law, which is referred to as tashlumin.
When the Gemara questions the meaning of tashlumin it cites two opinions. R’ Yochanan maintains that the remaining days act to replace the first day while R’ Oshaya explains that each day compensate for another. In other words, according to R’ Yochanan the root obligation is to offer these korbanot on the first day. The remaining days are however available to fulfil that original obligation if it was not satisfied.
R’ Oshaya however maintains that each day carries its own independent obligation provided that the obligation was not fulfilled on the previous days. Demanding a practical difference between these views, the Gemara continues explaining that the case where one was lame on the first day of the festival but was then cured on the second, would be the subject of debate.
"One who did not celebrate [by bringing the korban chagigah] on the first day of the festival can celebrate on the remaining days, and even on the last day of Yom Tov (Shmini Azeret). If the holiday ends and he did not offer his sacrifice, he is no longer responsible for it. On this, it is said, 'that which is crooked cannot be straightened, and that which is missing cannot be counted'" (Kohelet 1:15, Chagigah 9a).
We explore the notion of tashlumin, when we can “make up” and when it cannot be fixed… both regarding offerings as well as harm done to us and harm done to others.
Are there sins that cannot be pardoned and how does one live with the unforgiven?