פרשת עקב

Times listed are for the Greater Washington D.C. Area.

Candle lighting:         7:34 pm

Shabbat ends:           8:34 pm

Questions from this week’s Parsha:

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

2) Based on what משה said, In comparison to other nations of the world, how should the בני ישראל act? (דברים ז:יד)

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

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

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

6) What הלכה do we learn from this? (HINT: “thank you”)

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

8) After receiving the לחת, what did משה build a ארון out of? (דברים י:ג)

9) What does Hashem expect of us?  (דברים 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?

2) How many ארונות הקודש where there?

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פרשת ואתחנן - שבת נחמו

Times listed are for the Greater Washington D.C. Area.

Candle lighting:         7:44 pm

Shabbat ends:           8:44 pm

Questions from this week’s Parsha:

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

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

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

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

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

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

8) What does it mean to "love ה with all your heart"? (ו:ד רש"י דברים)

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

Bonus Question:

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

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שבת חזון - פרשת דברים - תשעה באב

Reminder: The fast of Tisha B'Av is on Sunday, 

may it become a joyous holiday soon.

Times listed are for the Greater Washington D.C. Area.

Candle lighting:         7:52 pm

Shabbat ends:           8:54 pm

Fast Begins:              8:09 pm

Fast Ends/Havdala:   8:44 pm

Parsha Questions:

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

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

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

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

5) Many Shuls have the custom of rereading the last פסוק (א:יא) of the first עליה. Why?

6) Who did משה blame for sending the spies? (דברים א:כג)

7) If the spies came back with awesome fruit from ארץ ישראל, how did the Jewish people see this as bad? (Hint: Attitude)

8) Why did Hashem tell משה not to be afraid of עוג מלך הבשן, but did not say not to fear when סיחון came to wage war? (רש"י דברים ג:ב)

9) What lesson can we learn from here?

10) Why should the Jewish people not be afraid to battle of Israel? (דברים ג:כב)

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 isט' אב  (Midrashically speaking)?

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

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Thank you to everyone that send requests. Here is the Nine Days Chopped!

A Tisha B'Av Story:

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פרשת מטות-מסעי

Reminder: Rosh Chodesh Menachem-Av is on Friday. 

This begins the nine days 😢.

Times listed are for the Greater Washington D.C. Area.

Candle lighting:     8:00 pm

Havdalah:             9:03 pm

Questions from this week’s Parsha:

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

2) What land did שבט ראובן and שבט גד want to inherit? (במדבר לב:א-ה)

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

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

5) What other שבט joined on the other side of the Jordan River? (במדבר 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? (במדבר 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? (במדבר לג:נד)

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

10) How many ערי מקלט where there? (במדבר 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?

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KEEP READING!!!!!

Kids-in-the-kitchen: 

We are looking for dairy foods that you are interested in making over the 9 days to be featured in a Chopped video.  Please email pepperav@mjbha.org with suggestions.

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פרשת פינחס

Times listed are for the Greater Washington D.C. Area.

Candle lighting:     8:07 pm

Havdalah:              9:10 pm

Questions from this week’s Parsha:

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

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

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

4) How was the division of the land in ארץ ישראל to be done? (במדבר כו:נג-נה)

5) Who was צלפחד and what did he do? (רש"י במדבר כז:ג)

6) What complaint did the daughters of צלפחד have and what was their request? (במדבר כז:א-ה)

7) Who did Hashem say would be the next leader of the Jewish people after משה would pass on? (במדבר כז:יח)

8) When was the קרבן תמיד to be brought? (במדבר כח א-ח)

9) According to the תורה, which month is considered the first month? (במדבר כח:טז & שמות יב:א-ב) 

10) Name the holidays that are listed in this week’s Parsha. 

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? (Look at a map below)

With the nine days coming up we are all looking for yummy dairy foods... how about PIZZA math? 

Stroy Time!

Shabb-A-Smile Joke!

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פרשת בלק

Shabbat times are for the Greater Washington D.C. area:

Candle Lighting: 8:12 pm

Havdalah: 9:17 pm

Questions from this week’s Parsha:

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

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

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

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

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

6) After בלעם chose not to follow the exact words of Hashem, the donkey בלעם was riding gave him a hard time. What happened? (במדבר כב:כא-כז)

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

8) Each time that the donkey went off the path בלעם hit her. After the third time, the donkey did something unusual for an animal to do. What did the donkey do? (במדבר כב:כח-ל)

9) What did the donkey say to בלעם at that point? (במדבר כב:כח-ל)

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

Bonus Questions:

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

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

3) What changed that caused the nations of the world to want to try and curse the Jewish people NOW?

What is the 17th of Tamuz? 

From Matmidim

1) The walls of Jerusalem were breached leading to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.

2) Moshe broke the 1st set of Luchot.

3) In the First Bet Hamikdash, the Korbanot were stopped before the destruction.

4) The Roman general burned a Torah scroll in the streets.

5) An idol was placed in the Kodesh Hakodashim.

17 Tamuz

(Observed on Sunday 7/21/19)

Fast begins: 4:47 am

Fast ends:    9:08 pm

1) Why do we fast on 17 Tamuz, what events took place on or around this date?

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?

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If you are visiting Israel this summer, 

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Remember, you can find

grade-level summer learning

information by clicking here! 

Other helpful summer educational links:

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Capstone Interactive eBooks.

math-drills.com

MCPL's summer reading and learning program