Aliya Summary: We are instructed to use the purest of olive oils for
the daily kindling of the Temple Menora, and to arrange twelve
"showbreads" on the Temple Table every Shabbat. The Torah then tells the
story of a Jewish man who was put to death for blaspheming G‑d. The
portion concludes with the penalties for committing murder, property
damages, and personal injury.
The juxtaposition of the
Festivals and the lighting of the Menora as a hint to Chanukah, a
festival marked by kindling the lights of the Chanukiya in commemoration
of the rededication of the Temple. What makes the point stronger is the
Torah's stress on the concept that the lights of the Menora are eternal
through the generations. In fact, while the real Menorah of the Temple
has not made it through the generations, the Chanuka lights have!
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