Korbonos are a ritual that the RBS”O commanded us in His Torah as a means of coming close to Him (‘Korbon’ from the root word ‘Korav’). It is a divine method comprised of certain steps one must follow, and include certain animals, items, and spices. Of course the true reason for the whole process is beyond our grasp and we can only learn up each detail through the eyes of the meforshim. So although yeast, honey and salt seems like nice, sensible enhancers to a korbon offering, we can speculate why the torah rules that 2 are forbidden while the 3rd one is allowed. Perhaps each, with their own unique qualities and properties, represent certain character traits we must either offer up together with the korbon, and others we must avoid and clease our neshamos from in order for our korbon to find favor in Hashem’s Eyes.
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