The portion of Beha’lotcha begins with a description of Aaron being commanded by God to light the menorah: “God spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to Aaron and say to him: "When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall cast their light toward the face of the menorah. Aaron did so; he lit the lamps toward the face of the menorah, as the Lord had commanded Moses” (Numbers 8: 1-3).