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?

Alphabetical Parsha Challenge: פרשת ויצא

א  What was on top of the well?

ב  Where was Yaakov’s exit point out of ארץ כנען?

ג  What was the name that Yaakov gave to the place Lavan called יגר שהדותא?

ד  What was Reuven’s gift to Leah that רחל wanted?

ה  In what place did Lavan catch up to Yaakov?

ו  The Torah tells us that when Yaakov saw Rachel, "_______ יעקב לרחל..."

ז  What was the name of Leah’s handmaid?

ח After רחל gave birth to Yosef, she said “Hashem has removed my __________”.

ט Yaakov defended himself to Lavan and said that he had never given him an animal that was ________, but rather bore the financial loss himself.

י  How does the Torah describe רחל’s appearance?

כ  Because of Yaakov’s love for רחל, the years he worked for her seemed, in his eyes, _______  ________

ל  What was the prior name of בית-אל before Yaakov renamed it?

מ  What did Yaakov see on the ladder?

נ What was one of the kinds of sheep that Yaakov told Lavan he was going to take?

ס  What did Yaakov see in his dream?

ע  How many years did Yaakov work for Lavan in total?

פ  What did Yaakov carve into the sticks that he put in front of the flock?  _________  _________

צ  Yaakov’s job was to look after the _________ of Lavan.

ק  Reuven went to collect flowers for his mother during the season of ________  ________

ר  Leah’s eyes are described as  _________

ש  After Yaakov wakes from his dream he says, "אין זה כי אם בית אלקים, וזה ______ _______"

ת  What item of her father’s did רחל steal?

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?)

Alphabetical Parsha Challenge: פרשת בראשית

Look for these questions every week on Thursdays on the blog and in hardcopy in Maayanot.  Learn through the parsha to find the answers.  Anyone who fills in all the answers and submits a completed questionnaire on Monday will be entered into a raffle for a small prize which will be held every other week. You are welcome and encouraged to discuss the questions with your family at the Shabbos table, answer them on your own, or together with a friend.  The key is to open up the Chumash and learn the parsha while looking for the answers!  

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.  See how many you know offhand, and learn through the parsha to find the rest.  Happy learning!

א  What was created on the first day?

ב Man is special because he was created "____ _____"

ג What was the name of one of the 4 rivers that came out from גן עדן?

ד What will grow from the ground as a result of the curse that אדם got after he ate from the עץ הדעת?

ה What answer did קין give Hashem when Hashem asked him where הבל was?

ו The phrase that is repeated on יום שלישי which appears only once on most other days is …?

ז What was found in ארץ החוילה?

ח What did אדם & חוה make for themselves after they ate from the עץ הדעת?

ט When Hashem looked at the world at the end of the 6^th day, what was His evaluation of it?

י What is the first statement that Hashem makes in the Torah?

כ What did Hashem make for אדם & חוה to clothe them?

ל What did Hashem call the חושך?

מ What is the name of the person with the longest lifespan?

נ What was קין’s punishment?  He will be….

ס Fill in the missing words: "זה ___ _____ אדם, ביום ברא אלקים אדם..."

ע What is the word that is used to describe the נחש?

פ What was the b’racha that Hashem gave to the fish and birds?

צ What was the name of one of the wives of למך?  (Not עדה)

ק What was the name of אדם’s oldest child?

ר What divided the upper waters from the lower waters?

ש What was the name of אדם & חוה’s third son?
ת What did Hashem cause to fall upon אדם right before He created חוה?