וְאַתָּ֞ה תְּצַוֶּ֣ה ׀ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִקְח֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יךָ שֶׁ֣מֶן זַ֥יִת זָ֛ךְ כָּתִ֖ית לַמָּא֑וֹר לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת נֵ֖ר תָּמִֽיד “And you shall command…” . In the Midrash (Shemos Rabbah 36:1): “A leafy olive tree, fair with goodly fruit” (Yirmeyahu 11:16). This is as it is written (Tehillim 48:3): “Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth.” For when a…