Alphabetical Parsha Challenge – פרשת תרומה

א From which of the כלי המשכן were the poles never to be removed?

ב What were inserted into the כלים in order to carry them?

ג Along with a כפתור (bulb) and a פרח (flower), these were in each branch of the Menorah:

ד With these words, Hashem tells Moshe to ask B’nei Yisrael for donations:

ה Hashem tells Moshe to construct the Mishkan in the fashion “______  ______  אשר”

ו The pasuk in which Hashem says that He will dwell among B’nei Yisrael is:

ז What did the ארון and the שלחן each have around it?

ח Hashem asked for donations of stones/gems for what?

ט There were two of these on each of two sides of the ארון.

י These covered the Mishkan:

כ What was on top of the ארון?

ל What should be placed on the שלחן?

מ What term is used to express the unique artistry of the פרוכת?

נ What was the מזבח covered with?

ס What is the phrase which describes what the wings of the כרובים were doing?

ע The walls of the Mishkan and many of the כלים were made from:

פ What separated between the קדש and קדש הקדשים?

צ On what side of the Mishkan was the שלחן placed?

ק What were on the corners of the מזבח?

ר What shape was the מזבח?

ש One of the donations that was needed for the Mishkan was:

ת This was one of the dyes that was needed for the Mishkan:

Alphabetical Parsha Challenge: פרשת משפטים

א If someone steals a sheep and sells or kills it, how much does he have to pay as punishment?

ב If an owner has been warned that his ox has gored someone to death before, and it gores a person to death again, what happens in addition to the ox being killed?

ג The Torah tells us twice in this parsha not to oppress this person because we were once like him:

ד The Torah specifically warns us not to favor this person in a court case unjustifiably:

ה What does the Torah command us to do if one sees the ox of his enemy wandering away?

ו When the זקנים saw Hashem’s shechina on הר סיני, the words which indicate what they did wrong are:

ז What did Moshe Rabbeinu do with the דם ברית after he read the ספר הברית to בני ישראל and they all answered נעשה ונשמע?

ח What are the names of the שלש רגלים as they are found in this parsha?

ט A kosher animal that was killed by another animal is called: _____________

י What is one of the types of people that Hashem gives us a special command not to oppress?

כ What happens if an ox gores someone’s עבד to death?

ל From which phrase do we learn the halakha of not eating milk and meat together?

מ With what phrase does the Torah warn us never to tell a lie?

נ An ox who was known to have gored a person to death in the past, was known as a ______שור.

ס What is the punishment for an ox that gores someone to death?

ע What does the Torah command us to do if we see the donkey of an enemy stumbling under a heavy load?

פ Hashem says He will not drive the other nations out of ארץ ישראל all at once (in one year) – why not?

צ What will Hashem send to chase out some of the nations who live in ארץ כנען?

ק We are warned not to eat נבלות וטרפות because we are ________________________

ר What was done to an eved ivri who did not want to leave his master when the 7-year period was over?

ש If someone steals a sheep and is caught with the live sheep, how much does he have to pay as punishment?

ת If you took someone’s clothing as collateral, you may take it at night, but during the day _____  _____

Alphabetical Parsha Challenge: פרשת יתרו

א What was the reason for the name of Moshe’s younger son?

ב What did Yitro say when he heard how Hashem had saved B’nei Yisrael?

ג What was the reason for the name of Moshe’s older son?

ד What kinds of things did the שופטים bring to Moshe as opposed to judging themselves?  ___________

ה Where did Yitro and Moshe’s family come and meet up with Moshe?

ו The phrase that indicates B’nei Yisrael’s solidarity as they arrived at Har Sinai is:

ז What is the fourth of the עשרת הדברות, as stated in this parsha?

ח Yitro is often referred to in this parsha as ____________________.

ט Yitro rejoiced about all of the ________ that Hashem did for Yisrael.

י One of the qualities of the men that Moshe was supposed to appoint as שופטים:

כ One of the things which Hashem said B’nei Yisrael should do to prepare for Matan Torah:

ל The מזבח in the בית המקדש was built with a ramp leading up to it because of which command found in this parsha?

מ Hashem said B’nei Yisrael should be a:

נ Yitro told Moshe it wasn’t good for him to answer all B’nei Yisrael’s questions on his own because,”______  ______  ______  ______  ______  ______  ______”.

ס A punishment for anyone who touched הר סיני during Matan Torah:

ע How did הר סיני look on the morning of Matan Torah?

פ B’nei Yisrael told Moshe, “You speak with us, rather than Hashem speaking with us – “ why?

צ Who did Yitro bring with him to meet Moshe and B’nei Yisrael?

ק What did B’nei Yisrael hear on the morning of Matan Torah?

ר B’nei Yisrael traveled from _________________ and arrived in מדבר סיני.

ש Yitro told Moshe to appoint ________________________________________ to help him with his job.

ת Where did B’nei Yisrael stand for Matan Torah?

Parsha Thoughts: 

    A) Hashem says, "והייתם לי סגלה מכל העמים" (יט:ה).  What does it mean to be an עם סגולה?  Is this a privilege or a responsibility?

    B) How is this connected with the next pasuk, "ואתם תהיו לי ממלכת כהנים וגוי קדוש"?  Are they two separate statements, or is one a result of the other?

Alphabetical Parsha Challenge – פרשת בשלח

א A place where there were 12 wells of water and 70 palm trees:

ב What was Par’oh told about B’nei Yisrael that made him suddenly regret letting them out?

ג What would happen when Moshe’s arms were raised during the fight with עמלק?

ד By which route to ארץ כנען did Hashem not take B’nei Yisrael?

ה What was B’nei Yisrael’s complaint to Moshe when they saw the Mitzrim coming after them?

ו What was the result of B’nei Yisrael seeing the Mitzrim dead on the sea shore?

ז From this phrase חז"ל learn that everyone saw Hashem’s glory at the time of קריעת ים סוף: “______  ______  ______  ______  ______  ______”

ח The water was like a ______ on either side of B’nei Yisrael.

ט The מן was sandwiched between two layers of:

י Who led B’nei Yisrael into battle against עמלק?

כ If B’nei Yisrael listen to Hashem and follow His mitzvoth, what will Hashem do for them?

ל How did B’nei Yisrael have to gather differently on יום שישי – what did they gather on that day?

מ Which place was named for the bitter water that was found there?

נ מסה ומריבה was named in part because B’nei Yisrael:

ס B’nei Yisrael complained that they had no food in the desert, while in Mitzrayim they had been sitting on ______  ______.

ע What did Moshe bring with him when they left Mitzrayim?

פ The Mitzrim caught up to B’nei Yisrael camped by the sea, near:

צ What was placed before the ארון as a משמרת?

ק In אז ישיר it says that the Mitzrim were devoured like:

ר What did Hashem use to cause the sea to split?

ש A food that B’nei Yisrael received one evening:

ת Miriam led the women with ______ and dances.

Parsha Thoughts:

How is it that Par’oh only had a change of heart when he heard that B’nei Yisrael had fled, and that is when he said, “Why have we done this, that we let B’nei Yisrael go from serving us?”  It sounds like he was surprised – but didn’t he send B’nei Yisrael out?  

            A) Look back at the descriptions of B’nei Yisrael as they left Mitzrayim as it is described in יב:לז,   and יג:יח.  How might they have appeared to an outsider?
            B) Where were B’nei Yisrael?  Look in pesukim יב:לז, יג:כ, יד:ב.  What might their route have            looked like, especially the last step?
            C) What might Par’oh have thought about their intentions?  What was the earlier Par’oh afraid of, way back in א:י?
            D) How do all of these pieces of information help answer our initial question?

Alphabetical Parsha Challenge: פרשת בא

א What type/degree of darkness was brought on מצרים?   “_______ חשך”

ב At what time did מכת בכורות occur?

ג What did the Mitzrim think of Moshe?  "והאיש משה ______  ______"

ד What did B’nei Yisrael put on the משקוף and שתי המזוזת?

ה What did Hashem do to Par’oh in order to show everyone how powerful Hashem is? 

ו What phrase shows the distinction between B’nei Yisrael and the Mitzrim when מכת בכורות caused a great cry (צעקה גדולה) to ring out in Mitzrayim?

ז Moshe describes ארץ כנען  as an ארץ ______  ______  ______.

ח How did Par’oh admit his guilt to Moshe during the plague of ארבה?

ט One of the מצוות we do to remember יציאת מצרים is wearing an אות on our hand and as ______ between our eyes.

י To where did Hashem remove the ארבה?

כ What were the Jews supposed to ask for from the Mitzrim?

ל What was the compromise that Par’oh offered Moshe right before מכת ארבה?

מ With what were B’nei Yisrael supposed to eat the שה during פסח מצרים?

נ The lamb may not be eaten ______ or boiled, but rather צלי אש (roasted).

ס When B’nei Yisrael left Mitzrayim, they traveled from רעמסס to:

ע Who else, other than Moshe and Aharon, tried to convince Par’oh to let B’nei Yisrael go?

פ What did Hashem do when he saw blood on a doorpost?

צ After מכת חשך, Par’oh was willing to let B’nei Yisrael out to worship Hashem, except for:

ק What did Par’oh say to Moshe and Aharon when he called them during the night of מכת בכורות?

ר What brought the ארבה?

ש What was each family group supposed to take (on the 10^th of ניסן)?

ת During מכת חשך Par’oh told Moshe, “Never see my face again!  Because on the day that you see my face, _______!”

Parsha Thoughts:

1) What was the purpose of all the rules and specifications regarding the lamb that B’nei Yisrael were commanded to eat in Mitzrayim right before they were taken out?
            A. What were some of the rules Hashem gave regarding what B’nei Yisrael had to do with the          lamb they took to eat in Mitzrayim?
            B. What was one of the gods which the Mitzrim worshipped?
            C. How do you think it made the Mitzrim feel to see B’nei Yisrael doing this to their god?
            D. How do you think it made B’nei Yisrael feel to do this to the god of the Mitzrim?
            E. How did each rule and specification contribute to the total effect?

2) Which came first: the מצה or the מצוה?
            A. Why do we eat מצה on Pesach?
            B. What were B’nei Yisrael commanded to eat with the lamb right before they left Mitzrayim?
            C. Why do you think B’nei Yisrael had to eat this?