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As we learned on our daf the second perek of Massekhet Zevaḥim deals with situations where there is some problem with the person who brings the sacrifice. One of the examples that appears in the Mishna is the case of an onen who sacrifices. An onen is someone who has a close relative who has passed away but has not yet been buried. Generally speaking, Jewish law anticipates that such a person is supposed to focus entirely on tending to the deceased and is free of all other mitzvot.
We explore the relation between anoint and the priest’s access to sacred space in Lev 21:12.