"And Aaron did so, toward the face of the Menorah he kindled the lamps, as Hashem had commanded Moshe." (Sefer Bamidbar, Perek 8, posuk 3 translation as rendered in the Artscroll Chumash, page 775) ...
The Aleinu prayer combines the idea of Israel as God’s “am segulah” (treasured people), assuming the continued responsibility to live a life of worth and meaning,” and “a kingdom of priests and a holy ...