<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font size="5" class="">Both dedications, the dedication of the Mishkan by the Nesiim and the dedication of the Menorah by Aharon were required. <br class="">The Midrash mentions that Aharon was depressed that neither he nor his tribe was included in the dedication of the Mishkan. <br class="">This brings to mind the time when I gave a student of mine a part in the family service that he considered inferior and unimportant. <br class="">Convinced I had the perfect answer, I confindently and proudly informed him about the dedications of the Mishkan and of the Menorah <br class="">and how God comforted Aharon by saying that his part of the dedication ceremony was the greatest of all, in that he was charged with the kindling of the Menora.<br class="">I was sure that would make my pupil feel much better but without batting an eyelash, my student immediately retorted: "Yeah, but you're not God!"<br class=""> <br class="">I ended up being more depressed than Aharon!</font></body></html>