Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie is the founding spiritual leader of Lab/Shul NYC and the creator of Storahtelling, Inc. An Israeli-born Jewish educator, writer, and performance artist, he received his rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 2016.
In Parshat Behaalotcha, Aharon is commanded to light the menorah. A Second Passover is instituted. The people demand that Moses supply them with meat. Moses appoints 70 elders to assist him in the burden of governing the people. Miriam speaks ill of Moses, and punished.
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