Quality vs. Quality
וְיִקְחוּ אֵלֶיךָ שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ כָּתִית לַמָּאוֹר (שְׁמוֹת כז:כ) “That they shall take for you pure olive oil, pressed for illumination” (Exodus 27:30) The Medrash Tanchuma (3) makes the following comment on this pasuk: “Normally, people use the higher grade of oil (zayis zach) for cooking and the lower grade of oil for lighting. Here, the Torah gave [...]
