the critique are inherent in the priesthood and the handler of holy things. Nili Fox wrote that it is no accident that the violet-blue wool cord that required be attached to the fringes is identical to the cord that hangs from the priest's headdress in . Fox argued that the tzitzit on the Israelites' garments identified them as being holy to God and symbolically connected them to the priests. Thereby, the Israelites pledged their loyalty to God as well as to the priests who oversaw the laws. Reading God's command in for Moses to anoint Aaron and his sons, Plaut reported that anointing was a common procedure in antiquity to induct priests or kings into office. Anointing oil symbolized wellbeing, and its daily use (especially in later Rome) was emblematic of the good life. The pouring of oil on the head signified having been favored by or set apart for the deity. Israelites chiefly used olive oil for ointments, Babylonians also used sesame oil and animal fats, and Egyptians used almond oil and animal fats. Exodus chapter 29 Everett Fox noted that “glory” (, kevod) and “stubbornness” (, kaved lev) are leading words throughout the book of Exodus that give it a sense of unity. Similarly, William Propp identified the root kvd—connoting heaviness, glory, wealth, and firmness—as a recurring theme in Exodus: Moses suffered from a heavy mouth in and heavy arms in ; Pharaoh had firmness of heart in ; , 28; , 34; and ; Pharaoh made Israel's labor heavy in ; God in response sent heavy plagues in ; , 18, 24; and , so that God might be glorified over Pharaoh in , 17, and 18; and the book culminates with the descent of God's fiery Glory, described as a “heavy cloud,” first upon Sinai and later upon the Tabernacle in ; ; ; , 22; and . Commandments According to Maimonides and Sefer ha-Chinuch, there are 4 positive and 3 negative commandments in the parashah: To light the Menorah every day The Kohanim must wear their priestly garments during service. The breastpiece must not be loosened from the Ephod. Not to tear the priestly garments The Kohanim must eat the sacrificial meat. To burn incense every day Not to burn anything on the incense altar besides incense In the liturgy The tamid sacrifice that called for the priests to offer at twilight presaged the afternoon