Chapter 8 depicts the cermonial dedication of the Levites.

We pick three points of interest here:

1. The "semicha" - the laying of the people's hands on the Levites

2. The lighting of the Menorah - The power of the small routine actions that make a big difference

3. After age fifty, the Levites retire. What is their role at that point in their lives? We speak of the older levites as a force of sage wisdom that can modify and temper religious passions and fads.

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