"Semicha in sacrifices was the placing/leaning [of the hands] before the offering of a korban (\"animal sacrifice\") in the Temple in Jerusalem. This involved pressing firmly on the head of the sacrificial animal, thereby symbolically \"transmitting\" sins onto the animal or, in other interpretations , to transform the sacrifice into an offering acceptable to Hashem."@en . "Semicha in sacrifices"@en . . . . . . "Semicha in sacrifices was the placing/leaning [of the hands] before the offering of a korban (\"animal sacrifice\") in the Temple in Jerusalem. This involved pressing firmly on the head of the sacrificial animal, thereby symbolically \"transmitting\" sins onto the animal or, in other interpretations , to transform the sacrifice into an offering acceptable to Hashem."@en .