Thursday, September 4, 2014

Parshat Ki Teitzei - a Collector's Item


  • Going through old files, I recently found the source sheets for my first Parsha Club ever, during my first week at Ma'ayanot (back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth...).  You can find it here.
  • Check out here to see if you were able to catch all of the pictures connection to the Parsha.
  • This week's Torah Teasers: (see here for answers).

Ki Tetzei(Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19)

Torah Teasers Parshat Ki Tetzei

1. The first law in this parsha involves a "yefas to'ar" (beautiful woman) who is captured in war. Who is the only woman in the Torah specifically described as "yefas to'ar"?
2. Which part of the body is mentioned in this parsha, and nowhere else in the Torah?
3. In this parsha, what part of a house is mentioned?
4. Where else is a roof mentioned in the Torah - but having nothing to do with a house
5. Shatnez is a garment containing wool and linen (flax). Where else in the Torah are those two fabrics mentioned in the same verse?
6. Where in this parsha is a garment (simlah) mentioned? (5 answers)
7. Where in this parsha do bread and water appear in the same verse?
8. Which law in this parsha involves a shovel?
9. Which law in this parsha involves a dog? Which other law in the Torah involves a dog?
10. Which two of the six "zechirot" - the events we are required to remember (found in most prayer books after the morning service) - are mentioned in this parsha?
11. Which two laws in this parsha involve forgetting?
12. Where in this parsha is the number 40 found?
13. Which law in this parsha involves spitting? In what two other places does the Torah mention spitting?

From "Rabbi Moshe Atik's Torah Teasers"http://www.amazon.com/dp/1463791623/friendsofaishhat