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1of 2. According to Chabad commentaries, the "strange incense" or "strange fire" (Hebrew: eish zarah) offered by Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, was not about the use of frankincense and myrrh. In fact, both of these fragrant spices were biblically commanded ingredients in the holy incense and anointing oil. Instead, Chabad and traditional rabbinic sages explain their fatal error in several different ways, emphasizing that their actions were only "sinful" relative to their intense spiritual greatness. Many commentaries, including the Midrash and Rashi, explain that the brothers did not use live coals taken from the sacred altar, which had been divinely ignited. Instead, they brought their own "alien" coals from an unauthorized source, that may have included pork in some fashion. The primary issue highlighted by the Torah is that they offered an incense offering which "He had not commanded them." They took it upon themselves to offer incense without a direct directive or in the incorrect procedural order. Many sources cite that the brothers acted under the influence of wine or a misdirected, overpowering passion to cleave to God, causing their souls to literally sever from their physical bodies. In Kabbalistic teachings, such as those of the Arizal explored on Chabad.org, improper offerings like this disrupt the spiritual and physical unity of the world, making strict adherence to prescribed ritual essential. The exact formulation of the sacred Temple incense (Ketoret) comprised 11 specific ingredients. The exact weights and precise process are detailed in the Talmud (Keritot 6a) and codified by Maimonides (Rambam) in the Mishneh Torah. The total weight of the yearly batch was 368 maneh (a maneh is roughly 1 pound / 480 grams), providing 1 maneh for each of the 365 days of the solar year, plus 3 extra maneh for Yom Kippur. The ingredients are divided into four tiered weight classes, measured in maneh: The Four Primary Spices (70 Maneh Each) [1] •Balsam / Stacte (Tzori) – 70 maneh •Onycha (Tzipporen) – 70 maneh •Galbanum (Chelbenah) – 70 maneh •Frankincense (Levonah) – 70 maneh [1, 2] 2. The Four Secondary Spices (16 Maneh Each) [1] •Myrrh (Mor) – 16 maneh •Cassia (Ketziyah) – 16 maneh •Spikenard (Shibolet Nerd) – 16 maneh •Saffron (Karkom) – 16 maneh [1, 2] 3. The Minor Spices (Varying Weights) •Costus (Kosht) – 12 maneh •Aromatic Bark (Kiluphah) – 3 maneh •Cinnamon (Kinnamon) – 9 maneh [1, 2] 4. Non-Spicy Processing Additives [1] To prepare the spices, several other precise materials were added during the compounding process: [] •Carshina Lye (9 kabin): Used to bleach and clean the onycha to make it beautiful. •Cyprus Wine (3 se'ah and 3 kabin): Used to steep the onycha to intensify its scent. •Sodom Salt (1/4 kab): Added to make the incense potent and pungent. •Smoke-Raising Herb (Ma'aleh Ashan - a minute amount): A secret botanical ingredient that caused the smoke to rise in a completely straight column toward heaven. •Jordan Amber (a minute amount): Added optionally by some traditions to enhance sweetness. The Torah and Rabbinic law enforce strict prohibitions regarding the replication and manipulation of this formula: The Clone Prohibition (Karet Penalty): Exodus 30:37-38 explicitly states that it is a capital offense to duplicate this exact 11-spice formula with the identical proportions for personal, secular use, or even just to smell it. The spiritual penalty is Karet (spiritual excision/being cut off from the Jewish people). The Intent Clause: One is only liable for the penalty if they mix the ingredients with the explicit intent to use it as perfume or personal incense. Replicating the recipe strictly for academic training or educational demonstration is permitted, provided it is never burned.

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