▁bl otted ▁out ▁the ▁traces ▁of ▁id ol at ry , ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁great ▁principle ▁of ▁the ▁Ex istence ▁and ▁Unity ▁of ▁God . ▁But ▁the ▁sacrific ial ▁service , ▁Ma imon ides ▁taught , ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁primary ▁object ▁of ▁God ' s ▁command ments ▁about ▁sacrifice ; ▁rather , ▁supp lications , ▁pray ers , ▁and ▁similar ▁kinds ▁of ▁worship ▁are ▁near er ▁to ▁the ▁primary ▁object . ▁Thus ▁God ▁limited ▁sacrifice ▁to ▁only ▁one ▁temple ▁( see ▁) ▁and ▁the ▁priest hood ▁to ▁only ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁family . ▁These ▁restrictions , ▁Ma imon ides ▁taught , ▁served ▁to ▁limit ▁sacrific ial ▁worship , ▁and ▁kept ▁it ▁within ▁such ▁bounds ▁that ▁God ▁did ▁not ▁feel ▁it ▁necessary ▁to ▁abol ish ▁sacrific ial ▁service ▁altogether . ▁But ▁in ▁the ▁Div ine ▁plan , ▁prayer ▁and ▁supp lication ▁can ▁be ▁offered ▁everywhere ▁and ▁by ▁every ▁person , ▁as ▁can ▁be ▁the ▁we aring ▁of ▁t z itz it ▁() ▁and ▁te fill in ▁( ▁ 1 6 ) ▁and ▁similar ▁kinds ▁of ▁service . ▁ ▁In ▁modern ▁interpretation ▁The ▁par ash ah ▁is ▁discussed ▁in ▁these ▁modern ▁sources : ▁ ▁Ex od us ▁chapter ▁ 1 8 ▁The ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Reform ▁Rab bi ▁Gun ther ▁Pla ut ▁observed ▁that ▁in ▁ ▁the ▁people ▁— ▁not ▁Mos es , ▁as ▁recorded ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁ 2 4 – 2 5 ▁— ▁chose ▁the ▁officials ▁who ▁would ▁share ▁the ▁tasks ▁of ▁leadership ▁and ▁dispute ▁resolution . ▁Jeff rey