Alphabetical Parsha Challenge: פרשת חיי-שרה

א Where did אברהם’s servant go to find a wife for יצחק?

ב Whom did אברהם approach to buy a burial place for שרה?

ג When speaking to the people about buying a burial place, אברהם refers to himself as a _______________

ד One of אברהם’s grandchildren from his wife קטורה:

ה Who was שרה’s Egyptian handmaid?

ו רבקה’s family blessed her by saying, "אחתנו את היי לאלפי רבבה __________________ את שער שנאיו"

ז אברהם’s servant is described as ______________________

ח One of the children of ישמעאל:

ט Rivka’s appearance is described as _____________________

י אברהם’s servant makes an oath to him by placing his hand under אברהם’s _____________

כ אברהם did not want his son to marry a woman from ______________

ל Who ran out from the house to greet אברהם’s servant at the well?

מ How old was שרה when she died?

נ One of the gifts which אליעזר gave רבקה:

ס אברהם paid for מערת המכפלה and the field it was in with 400 silver shekel "עבר ל_____"

ע Which individual owned the specific burial place that אברהם wanted to buy?

פ Although אברהם gave all that he owned to יצחק, he still gave presents to the children of his ___________

צ When רבקה saw יצחק for the first time, she covered herself with this:

ק Where did שרה die?

ר Which girl was chosen as a wife for יצחק?

ש How many princes of nations descended from ישמעאל?

ת What did רבקה’s family provide for the camels of אברהם?

Alphabetical Parsha Challenge - פרשת נח

Each of the answers to the questions below is a Hebrew word or phrase beginning with א and proceeding through the alphabet in the order of the א-ב.  Learn through the parsha to find the answers!

Anyone who hands in a completed set of answers to me on Monday will be entered into a raffle to be held every other week for a small prize.  Discuss the questions with your family at the Shabbos table, do them on your own, or even with a friend!  The key is to open up the parsha and skim through it.  Happy learning!

א Where was Haran born?

ב What city was so named because there Hashem confused the language of all the earth?

ג From what kind of wood was the teivah built?

ד The world in the generations after the flood is described as being of one language and _______  ______

ה Where did the teivah come to rest?

ו We are told that שרי was barren (עקרה) and did not have a _________

ז Noach had to bring two of each (non-tahor) animal, and they had to be __________  ___________

ח Hashem decided to destroy the world because the world was filled with:

ט Noach had to bring 7 males and 7 females of which type of animals?

י What nation is descended from יפת?

כ What was the teivah covered with?

ל Who was הרן’s son?

מ What did Noach make when he left the teivah?

נ Who was described in this parsha as a גבור ציד?

ס What city is mentioned in the description of the borders of the כנענים?

ע What was the first bird that Noach sent out?

פ What ברכה does Hashem give Noach and his children after the flood?

צ What furnished the light for the teivah?

ק What is the sign of the ברית that Hashem made with Noach?

ר What measured 50 אמות?

ש How old was Noach when the מבול began?

ת Which individual in the parsha had a father and son with identical names? (And do you know what that name was?)