ויקרא, פרק ט׳, פסוק י״ז

On the day the Tabernacle is dedicated, Aaron continues the service by presenting the sacrifices of the people. Although the original instructions placed the peace offerings before the grain offering, Aaron changes the sequence and presents the grain offering first [דעת זקנים]. This shift serves a specific purpose: to complete the training of Aaron's hands for the altar service. Unlike the peace offering, which requires only a waving motion that is not strictly essential to the ritual, the grain offering demands the full use of the hand [העמק דבר]. Alternatively, some suggest that the act of offering in this context simply refers to the initial presentation of the sacrifice [פירושי רד צ הופמן].

When performing the grain offering, Aaron fills his hand with the fine flour. The primary approach among commentators is that this refers to the standard scooping procedure, which establishes two central rules. First, the scooping must be done specifically with the right hand, as taking the flour is the very essence of the Commandment [מזרחי, תורה תמימה, משכיל לדוד]. Second, even though this was a public offering, it was not entirely burned on the altar like standard public grain offerings. Instead, it was treated like an individual's voluntary offering, where only a handful is burned and the remainder is eaten [מלבי״ם, רש ר הירש, גור אריה]. This specific grain offering was a unique, one-time event. As such, it did not follow the standard rules, lacking the frankincense and abundant oil typical of regular grain offerings [מלבי״ם, פירושי רד צ הופמן].

The completion of these special rituals is noted to be in addition to the standard morning burnt offering. This detail is understood in two complementary ways. Chronologically, it indicates that all the special sacrifices of the dedication day were performed only after the daily morning offering, which always takes precedence [רש״י, מזרחי, רלב״ג, משכיל לדוד]. Substantively, it emphasizes that the abundance of special dedication sacrifices did not exempt the public from their regular daily obligations [רמב״ן, ביאור יש״ר, שטיינזלץ, רש ר הירש]. Another perspective notes that the act of burning the special offering does not replace the requirement to burn the daily one [העמק דבר].

Commentators question why this reminder about the daily morning offering appears immediately after the grain offering rather than at the end of the entire sacrificial sequence. The placement reveals that two different grain offerings were occurring simultaneously: the regular one accompanying the daily morning offering, and the people's independent voluntary offering. Mentioning them together clarifies that the unique dedication offering was entirely separate from the daily obligation [רמב״ן, תורה תמימה, ספורנו, חזקוני, אדרת אליהו]. Aaron intentionally arranged the service this way to place the two grain offerings side by side [מלבי״ם].