With the Temple destroyed, Jews no longer had the means of making atonement to cleanse people's sin. Ben Zakkai suggested a new ritual to replace the old system of animal sacrifice. What was it?
A. confession of sins to the rabbis
B. On a small scale and on the same time table as the old system, each family would sacrifice a small animal in their own home.
C. Behave correctly in the first place (if you don't commit any sins, then you won't have anything to be forgiven for).
D. "deeds of love" and humanitarian service
D. "deeds of love" and humanitarian service
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