Alphabetical Parsha Challenge – פרשת וארא

א When the חרטמים could not replicate מכת כנים they said, “!______  ______  ______”

ב Which is the last plague that is mentioned in this parsha?

ג This area was set apart and did not suffer from ערוב.

ד Moshe refused Par’oh’s permission to worship Hashem in Mitzrayim and said B’nei Yisrael needed to go where?

ה Who were able to save their servants and cattle from the ברד?

ו What are the four לשונות of גאולה?

ז During מכת ערוב, Par’oh called for Moshe and Aharon and said, “!______  ______  ______  לכו”

ח After the plague of ברד, Par’oh admitted guilt when he said, “!______  ______”

ט Although Par'oh admitted his guilt when he asked Moshe to ask Hashem to stop the ברד , Moshe tells Par’oh that Par’oh’s feelings aren’t yet genuine – "כי ______  ______  ______  ______  ______"

י Who was Moshe’s mother?

כ The plague of ברד was supposed to teach Par’oh what about Hashem?

ל What phrase expresses the uniqueness of this ברד from any other ברד that had ever happened in Mitzrayim?

מ What object was used to start many of the מכות?

נ Who was Aharon’s brother-in-law?

ס Hashem says He will take B’nei Yisrael out "מתחת  ______  ______"

ע Moshe said “Par’oh won’t listen to me because I am ______  ______!”

פ What did Moshe throw up to the sky which brought the plague of שחין? ______  ______

צ About what is it said, "ותכס את ארץ מצרים"?

ק What came along with the ברד?

ר One of three brothers whose descendants are listed in this parsha:

ש Where did Moshe have to meet Par’oh to warn him about the plague of דם?

ת The sign that Aharon did in front of Par’oh involved a ______

Parsha Thought:  A) This parsha contains a miracle which is very similar to a miracle performed in the previous parsha.  What is it?

                           B) What is a key difference between the two descriptions (hint: in terms of the animal mentioned)?

                          C) Can you think of a reason why there is this difference?

Alphabetical Parsha Challenge: פרשת שמות

א Hashem told Moshe to take off his shoes because, “______  ______  ______”

ב What did Hashem give the meyaldot as a reward?

ג The reason Moshe called his son Gershom:

ד Moshe and Aharon asked Par’oh if B’nei Yisrael could go “______  ______  ______  ______”

ה When Par’oh saw how much the Jews were multiplying, he said, “______  ______  ______”

ו What did Moshe do, right before he hit the Mitzri? “______  ______  ______  ______  ______  ______  ______”

ז ________________ were supposed to accompany Moshe to Par’oh to ask him to let the Jews leave.

ח When צפורה saved Moshe’s life, she said, “______  ______  ______  ______”

ט When Moshe was born, his mother saw that “______  ______”

י Moshe asked his permission before returning to Mitzrayim:

כ What was Moshe’s comment about his speaking ability?  “______  ______  ______  ______  ______”

ל What did Moshe ask the Jew who was fighting with the other Jew? “______  ______  ______”

מ When Bat Par’oh saw Moshe crying in the basket, she realized, “______  ______  ______”

נ This was part of one of the signs that Moshe was supposed to do for B’nei Yisrael:

ס Moshe turned to get a better look at this:

ע B’nei Yisrael cried out to Hashem because of this:

פ The name of one of the ערי מסכנות:

צ The name of Moshe’s wife:

ק In a gesture of thanks for the man who saved his daughters, רעואל told his daughters, “______  ______  ______  ______”

ר They were bothering בנות רעואל:

ש In Moshe’s final refusal to go on his mission he said, “______  ______ ______ ______”

ת After Moshe asked Par’oh to let the Jews leave Par’oh got angry and stopped giving the Jews ______

Alphabetical Parsha Challenge: פרשת ויחי

א Yaakov gathered his sons to tell them what was going to happen to them in ______  ______

ב Where did Yaakov bury רחל?

ג Yaakov compared Yehuda to what animal? ______ ______

ד As part of whose ברכה did Yaakov say, "לישועתך קויתי ה'"?

ה After Yaakov died, when the brothers were afraid and told Yosef they would be his servants, he responded, “?______  ______  ______”

ו Part of the ברכה that Yaakov gave Ephraim and Menashe was, "... ______ ______ בקרב הארץ"

ז Yaakov compared Binyamin to what animal? ______

ח יששכר is compared to what?

ט All of Yaakov’s household left Egypt to bury him in ארץ כנען except for:

י Yaakov blessed his grandsons by saying that B’nei Yisrael will bless themselves through them, saying, “______  ______  ______  ______”

כ What did Yaakov call Re’uven when he blessed him? ______ ______ ______

ל Who will be divided among the other tribes of Israel?

מ How long did Yosef live?

נ Yaakov compared Dan to what animal? ______

ס Yaakov says about Yehuda "...כבס ביין לבשו ובדם ענבים _____"

ע Me’arat Ha’machpelah was in a field originally belonging to whom?

פ Yosef’s final request of B’nei Yisrael was, "______ ______ אלקים אתכם והעלתם את עצמתי מזה"

צ Yosef didn’t like that Yaakov placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head rather than on Menashe’s because Ephraim was the:

ק Yaakov spoke harshly of Shimon and Levi and said "ארור אפם כי עז ועברתם כי ________"

ר Yaakov says that Ephraim and Menashe will be considered his like:

ש For how many years did Yaakov live in Mitzrayim?

ת What request did Yaakov make of Yosef? “______  ______  אל נא”

Alphabetical Parsha Challenge – פרשת ויגש

א With what words did יוסף reveal himself to his brothers?  ______  ______  ______  ______  ______

ב What was יעקב’s exit point out of ארץ ישראל on his way to מצרים?

ג Hashem told יעקב not to be afraid of going to מצרים because He would make him into a _____ _____ there.

ד One of the two female descendants of יעקב who is in the list of those who went down to מצרים:

ה Yaakov’s response when ה' spoke to him right before he went down to מצרים was: _________

ו What was Yosef’s reaction when he saw his father again? _____ _____ _____ _____

ז What did Yaakov do right before he left ארץ כנען?

ח What percentage of the produce did Yosef dictate should be given to פרעה?

ט What did Yaakov think had happened to Yosef?  _______ _______

י Which brother offered himself as a slave in place of Binyamin?

כ What extra gift did Yosef give to Binyamin that he didn’t give to his other brothers?

ל All of מצרים sold themselves and their land to Yosef (as administrator of פרעה) in exchange for:

מ How does Yaakov describe his life to פרעה?

נ How is the emotional relationship between Yaakov and Binyamin described?

ס The people of Mitzrayim came to Yosef and traded their cattle and donkeys and ________ for food.

ע What did פרעה offer, to help bring Yaakov’s family down to Mitzrayim?

פ To whom does Yaakov give a bracha in this parsha?

צ What did Yosef give his brothers for their trip to and from ארץ כנען?

ק Yosef tells his brothers that there will yet be many years with neither חריש nor _________

ר What was the profession of בני יעקב?

ש How many years of famine had elapsed by the time Yosef revealed himself to his brothers?

ת The brothers were allowed to live in Goshen because their profession was considered a _______ in Mitzrayim.

Alphabetical Parsha Challenge: פרשת מקץ

א What did the שר המשקים say ‘as apology’ to Par’oh? "_____ _____ _____ _____ _____"

ב What did Yosef gather in great quantities?

ג What was found in Binyamin’s sack?

ד How were the seven bad sheaves of wheat described?

ה The brothers didn’t realize that Yosef understood everything they said because “_____ _____”

ו When Yaakov finally gave permission for the brothers to bring Binyamin to Mitzrayim, he said in despair, “_____ _____ _____ _____”

ז How did Yosef refer to their father when he asked the brothers how Yaakov was?

ח Who were unable to interpret Par’oh’s dreams?

ט Par’oh gave this to Yosef when he appointed Yosef as second-in-command:

י This was the setting of Par’oh’s first dream:

כ Par’oh tells Yosef that only in what will he be greater than Yosef?

ל Because of Yosef, Mitzrayim was the only land where this could be found:

מ Yosef accused his brothers of being:

נ Yosef told Par’oh to appoint a person over Mitzrayim who is ______  ______

ס In each city Yosef stored the produce that grew in the fields “______ אשר”

ע How many sons did Yaakov send down to Mitzrayim to get food?

פ Yaakov did not initially send Binyamin down to Mitzrayim with his brothers because Yaakov feared, “____ ____ ____”

צ What name did Par’oh give to Yosef?

ק How did Yosef speak to his brothers when they came to Mitzrayim the first time? “ _____ וידבר אתם”

ר The seven thin cows symbolized seven years of:

ש What did Par’oh dream of in his second dream?

ת What did Reuven tell Yaakov he could do to Reuven’s two sons if Reuven wouldn’t bring Binyamin back? “ _____ את שני בני”

Alphabetical Parsha Challenge: פרשת וישב

א What did Yosef see in his first dream?

ב How is Yosef described in terms of why Yaakov loved him so much?

ג What did the שר המשקים see in his dream?

ד Where did Yosef finally find his brothers?

ה What was Yosef’s response when Yaakov told him to go to check on his brothers in Shechem?

ו When Yosef refused אשת פוטיפר’s advances, he said “How can I do this terrible thing, _____ _____!?”

ז Yosef asked this favor from the שר המשקים:

ח This was one of the items that the ‘woman’ asked Yehuda to give her.

ט What was Yaakov’s mournful cry when he saw Yosef’s bloody coat?

י Yehuda told his second son, אונן, to perform the mitzvah of :

כ Yaakov’s special gift to Yosef was a:

ל After the brothers threw Yosef into the pit, they callously sat and ate ________

מ Yaakov rebuked Yosef when he heard his dream, and said, ”?______ ______ ______ ______ ______”

נ The caravan of Yishma’elim was bringing this to מצרים:

ס Who was פוטיפר?

ע Yosef was sold for what price?

פ Who has a birthday party in this parsha?

צ What did תמר put on in order to disguise herself?

ק Yehuda’s messenger asks people where to find this, but they say they never saw one.

ר The brother who did not allow the others to kill Yosef was:

ש Which of the two officers was killed?

ת What was the name of Yehuda’s daughter-in-law?

Alphabetical Parsha Challenge: פרשת וישלח

א How many men was עשו coming with to meet Yaakov?

ב What name did רחל give her second son?

ג What part of an animal are we not allowed to eat in remembrance of the place where the angel wounded Yaakov?

ד Who died and was buried in בית אל?

ה The name of the king who defeated מדין in the fields of מואב:

ו When עשו saw יעקב, the Torah tells us, "ויפל על צוארו ________".

ז B’nei Yaakov said that they would let דינה marry שכם only if the people would circumcise every ______.

ח Who was the man who asked Yaakov if his son could marry Yaakov’s daughter?

ט Yaakov's sons deceived שכם because he had "_______ את דינה אחתם"

י What was Yaakov’s name changed to?

כ Where on Yaakov’s body did the "איש" wound him when they fought against each other?

ל Who was שמעון’s partner in revenge?

מ What did Yaakov send to עשו, hoping to appease him?

נ In preparation to go to בית אל, Yaakov’s family got rid of all their idols and their ___________.

ס Which place was named for something that Yaakov built there?

ע What was יעקב’s angry response to his two sons?  “!…__________ __________”

פ What did יעקב name the place where he fought with the angel?

צ After he wrestled with the angel, the תורה tells us that Yaakov, "________ על ירכו"

ק Where did Yaakov go to see his father before יצחק died?

ר Who was in the last group to meet עשו?

ש What was the name of the place where עשו lived?

ת Who was the mother of עמלק?