Aaron is commanded to raise light in the lamps of the
menorah, and the
tribe of Levi is initiated into the service in the
Sanctuary.
A “
Second Passover” is instituted in response to the petition “
Why should we be deprived?” by a group of
Jews who were unable to bring the
Passover offering in its appointed time because they were
ritually impure.
G‑d instructs
Moses on the procedures for Israel’s journeys and encampments in the desert, and the people journey in formation from
Mount Sinai, where they had been camped for nearly a year.
The people are dissatisfied with their “bread from heaven” (
the manna), and demand that Moses supply them with
meat. Moses appoints
70 elders, to whom he imparts of his spirit, to assist him in the burden of governing the people.
Miriam speaks negatively of Moses, and is
punished with
leprosy; Moses
prays for her healing, and the entire community waits seven days for her recovery.
