[Avodah] Behaalosekha es haneiros

[Micha Berger]

Even though it would seem from parashas Behaalosekha that lighting the
menorah is a job for the kohein or even for the kohein gadol, the
limitation is only on hatavas haneiros, not on the actual hadlaqah.

I'm wondering about this. First, we learn dinim about how to light the
menorah (the flame old shouldn't touch the the new wick, but heat it
until it ignites on its own) from the assumption that "beha'alosekha"
is a special term for lighting, not hatavah. And that was given to
Aharon alone, at least while he was alive.

Second, how can it be mutar for a zar to light the menorah if he was
already chayav misah for entering the bayis to light it?

SheTir'u baTov!
-micha

-- 
Micha Berger             One who kills his inclination is as though he
micha at aishdas.org        brought an offering. But to bring an offering,
http://www.aishdas.org   you must know where to slaughter and what
Fax: (270) 514-1507      parts to offer.        - R' Simcha Zissel Ziv