פרשת כי תצא

Summer Torah for פרשת כי תצא

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1) What is given to a בכור? (דברים כא:יז)

2) What is a בן סורר ומורה? (דברים כא:יח-כא)

3) What is his punishment? (דברים כא:כא)

4) Based on the words of the פסוק, why did he get such a severe punishment?

 (דברים כא:כא. עין רש"י)

5) What do you do if you find a lost object that costs money to maintain? (דברים כב:א-ג)

6) What must be done, and with whom, if one sees the animal of their enemy fallen under its load? (דברים כב:ד. עין רש"י)

7) What ברכה is says when putting a fence on a flat roof? (רמב"ם הלכות רחצה יא:א-ה)  [Also can be found in the Artscroll סדור]

8) Which מצוה teaches us that a male may not wear clothing of a female or vice versa?

 (דברים כב:ד)

9) Why does the תורה forbid wearing the clothing of the opposite gender? (דברים רש"י כב:ד)

10) When must one wear ציצית? (דברים כב:יב)

11) Why is the מצוה of ציצית mentioned right after the מצוה of שעטנז?

12) What may a worker eat while working? (דברים כג:כה)

פרשת שופטים

Summer Torah for פרשת שופטים

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Questions on the week’s Parsha:

1) The תורה tells us that we need both שופטים and שטרים in each city. What is the difference between these 2 jobs? (רש"י טז:יח)

2) In what manner should the judges judge the people (טז:כ)

3) Once establishing a homeland, who should be appointed to lead? (יז:יד-טו)

4) Why should a king not have too many horses? (יז:טו)

5) What must a king write and keep close to them at all times? (יז:יח)

6) Since the כהנים and לויים do not have land ארץ ישראל, what are the people required to give them (יח:א-יד)

7) What mitzvah is there regarding the border of one's property? (יט:יד)

8) How many witnesses are needed in a Jewish court case to uphold any testimony? (יט:טו)


Bonus Question:

1) The תורה tells us תָּמִים תִּהְיֶה עִם ה' אֱלֹקיךָ. What are the 2 ways to translate the word תָּמִים and how does each apply to you? (יח:יג)

2) What are we עדים זומיהן? What happens to them?

פרשת ראה

Summer Torah for פרשת ראה

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Questions from this week’s Parsha:

1) Why did משה use the word ראה when introducing the blessings and curses? (מלב"ם יא:כו)

2) What mountains should the blessings and curses be given on? (יב:כט)

3) Once conquering ארץ ישראל where is the only place that קרבנות should be sacrificed? (12:8-14)

4) What will happen if בני ישראל safeguard the תורה that we have been given? (יב:כח)

5) Why must the בני ישראל remove all of the nations of כנען from our homeland? (יב:כט-לא )

6) What are the signs of a false prophet? (יג:ב-ו )

7) What does it mean for בני ישראל to be a holy nation to Hashem? (יג:א-ב)

8) What types of foods can be eaten? (יד:ג-כא)

Bonus Questions:

1) What are the שלש רגלים? How and where should we celebrate them?

2) What was buried on הר גרזים many years ago?

3) Can you name a false prophet from Jewish history?

פרשת עקב

Summer Torah for פרשת עקב

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Questions from this week’s Parsha:

1) Why does משה use the word עקב to encourage the בני ישראל to keep the תורה? Explain. (ז:יב)

2) In comparison to other nations of the world, how should the בני ישראל act? (ז:יד)

3) Why should the בני ישראל not be afraid of the other nations of the world? (ז:יז-יח)

4) The תורה says כל המצוה and not כל המצות. Explain. (רש"י ח:א)

5) What are the 7 special species is ארץ ישראל blessed with? (ח:ח)

6) What הלכה do we learn from this?

7) What did משה survive on while he was in heaven for 40 days and 40 nights? (ט:יח)

8) After receiving the לחת, what did משה build a ארון out of?

9) What does Hashem expect of us? (י:יב)

Bonus Question:

1) This week’s Parsha begins with the words והיה עקב תשמעו. How many time in ספר דברים do we find the root word שמע - hear? Why do you think this is?

פרשת ואתחנן

Summer Torah for פרשת ואתחנן

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Questions from this week’s Parsha:

1) When battled סיחון and עוג, what did משה do? (רש"י ג:כג)

2) According to the ספר החנוך, what mitzvah is this referring to? (ספר החנוך)

3) What is the outcome of keeping the תורה and מצות that ה gave us? (ד:א)

4) When the תורה says לא תספו, what מצות is this? (ד:ב and רש"י)

5) What are the names of the ערי מקלת that משה set up? (ד:מא-מג)

6) If the ערי מקלת would not offer protection to anyone until after the Jewish people conquered ארץ ישראל, why did משה set 3 up now? (רש"י ד:מא)

7) What difference is there in the עשרת הדברות found here from the ones found in earlier? (ה:ו-יח  and   רש"י יב)

8) What does it mean to "love ה with all your heart"? (ו:ד and רש:י, and the video below)

9) How shall we answer or children when they ask why we have תורה and מצות to live by? (ו:כ-כא)

Bonus Question:

1) This שבת is known as שבת נחמו:
     A: why is it called this?
     B: what connection is there between שבת and being comforted?

פרשת דברים

Summer Torah for פרשת דברים

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Questions from this week’s Parsha:

1) At the beginning of ספר דברים who is משה addressing? (א:א)

2) Why did משה gather this entire group? (רש"י א:א)

3) On what date did משה begin this message to the Jewish people? (א:ג)

4) What promise did משה reiterate from Hashem? (א:ח)

5) If the spies came back with awesome fruit from ארץ ישראל, how did the Jewish people see this as bad? (Thinking question)


Bonus Questions:

1) What special name does this שבת have?

2) What other שבתות have names for the same reason as this week?

3) Who's birthday is ט' אב (Midrashically speaking)?

4) If ט' אב is such a sad day, why do we not say תחנון at all?

פרשת מטות-מסעי

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Questions from this week’s Parsha:

1) What did שבט ראובן and שבט גד have too much of? (לב:א)

2) What land did they want to inherit? (לב:א-ה)

3) Who did the Jewish people capture this land from? (רש"י לב:ג)

4) Under what conditions would the שבט ראובן and שבט גד be granted their request? (לב:כ-כד)

5) What other שבט joined on the other side of the Jordan River? (לב:לט-מב)

6) According to רש"י, why does the תורה need to remind us of all of the places that the בני ישראל camped out during the 40 years in the desert? (רש"י לג:א)

7) How many places in total did the בני ישראל camp out during the 40 years in the desert?

8) How would the land be divided once entering Israel? (לג:נד)

9) What is a ער מקלט? When is it used? (לה:יא-יב)

10) How many such cities where there? (לה:יג-יד)

Bonus Questions:

1) At the beginning of the Parsha, Moshe tells the Jewish people that all spoils of war are to be split almost the Jewish people. Who else in Tanach had to establish a Halacha about spoils of war? (2 answers)

2) Based on your knowledge of Chumash, why were שבט ראובן and שבט גד concerned about their animals living in the land of Israel? (Hint: think Avraham and Lot - See מדרש הגדה)

3) Besides for accidental murderers, who lived in a ער מקלט regularly?

פרשת פינחס

Summer Torah for פרשת פינחס

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Questions from this week’s Parsha:

1) Why was פינחס not originally a כהן, after all his father and grandfather were? (רש"י כה:יג)

2) For standing up for the honor of Hashem, what reward did פינחס receive? (כה:יב-יג) 

3) What were the names of the people that פינחס killed? (כה:יג-יד)

4) Whom should the בני ישראל oppress? Why? (כה:יז-יח)

5) Why did Hashem ask that the בני ישראל be counted again? (כו:א-ג also see רש"י, אבן עזרא, and others)

6) Did every שבט get the same size land? (כו:נג-נה)

7) How was the division of land done? (כו:נג-נה)

8) What complaint did the daughters of צלפחד have? (כז:א-ה)

9) What did the daughters ask of משה? (כז:א-ה)

10) Who was their father? Why did he die? (רש"י כז:ג)

11) What did משה ask of Hashem? (כז:טו-יז)

12) What did the בנות צלפחד really want? (See video below.)

12) Who did Hashem say would be the next leader of the Jewish people? (כז:יח)

13) When was the קרבן תמיד sacrificed? (כח:א-ח)

14) Which month is considered the first month (שמות יב:א-ב)?

15) For how many days do we eat Matzah? (כח:יז)

16) What is another name for Shavuot? (כח:כו)

17) Which month is called the seventh month?

18) What is the special מצוה of Rosh Hashana? (כט:א)

19) What יומים טובים are in the month of Tishrei? (כט)

Bonus Questions:

1) What is another name for פינחס?

2) What letter in the Torah (in this week’s Parsha) must be split in half? (Check it out this week in Shul!)

3) Where in Israel did the בנות צלפחד inherit land? (Look at a map)

פרשת בלק

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Questions from this week’s Parsha:

1) Who was the king of מואב at this time? (כב:ד)

2) Who were the people of מואב afraid of? Why? (כב:ב-ד)

3) Who did the king send messengers to for help? (כב:ה)

4) Why did בלעם ask the זקני מואב and the זקני מדין to stay overnight? (רש"י כב:ח)

5) ה' told בלעם not to join the זקני מואב and the זקני מדין. What reason did ה' give? (כב:יב)

6) After בלעם chose not to follow the exact words of ה', בלעם ‘s donkey gave him a hard time.

7) What was blocking the donkey from continuing on the road? (כב:כא-כז)

8) Each time that the donkey went off the path בלעם hit her. What did the donkey say to בלעם about this? (כב:כח-ל)

9) Ultimately, what blessing did בלעם deliver to and about the Jewish people? (כד:ה)

Bonus Questions:

1) As a  נביא, who was בלעם compared to?

2) What other animals in תנ"ך spoke (or sang)?

3) Which angel was blocking the path of the donkey?

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1) Why do we fast on 17 Tamuz?

2) What are some activities that we minimize during the 3 weeks?

3) On what date do the 9 days begin?

4) On what date was the Bet Hamikdash destroyed?

פרשת חקת

Summer Torah for פרשת חקת

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Parsha Questions of the Week

1) What is a חוק (a type of commandment)? (רש"י יט:ב)

2) When did the Jewish people arrive in מדבר צן (the desert of Zin)? (כ:א)

3) Who passed away in מדבר צן (the desert of Zin)? (כ:א)

4) What needed resource was missing from מדבר צן (the desert of Zin)? (כ:ב)

5) What is the connection between the passing of מרים and the lack of water? (רש"י כ:ב)

6) What did Hashem tell משה to do to get drinking water? (כ:ז-ח)

7) What did משה do to produce water? (כ:יא)

8) What consequence did משה receive for not following Hashem's instructions? (כ:יב)

9) Who did משה send a message to? What was this message? (כ:יד-יז)

10) Who passed away at הר ההר? Who took over for him? (כ:כב-כט)

Bonus Questions 

1) Where else was משה asked to hit the rock and bring forth water to drink?

2) Where is the rock that משה struck today?

3) Where is the well of מרים today?

Extra Videos that connect to this week's Parsha:

Moshe's Rock

Miriam's well

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