motzei Shabbos: parashas Vayikra 5782

“If one’s offering [korban] is an elevation offering [olah]” – Leviticus 1:3

The Hebrew word korban, meaning “offering,” is derived from the shoresh (root word) קרב, meaning “to draw near.” Thus it is implied that an offering serves “to bring us closer to G-d as well as to elevate us” (R’ Hirsch).