Tuesday, June 25, 2019

פרשת שלח

פרשת שלח 
Times for Washington D.C. area:
Candle lighting: 8:20 pm
Havdalah: 9:27 pm



Dvar Torah

Parsha Questions:

1) When telling משה to send spies, the תורה uses the words שְׁלַח־לְךָ. What is meant by the word YOU? (רש"י במדבר יג:ב)

2) Based on the words of the תורה, what was the main mission of these spies? (ב-במדבר יג:א)

3) How long did the spies spend spying? (במדבר יג:כה)

4) Upon their return, what did the spies report? (במדבר יג:כו-לג)

5) How did the בני ישראל react to the report of the 10 spies? (במדבר יד:א)

6) What is the connection between the story of the spies return and the story of Miriam at the end of last week’s Parsha? (רש"י במדבר יג:ב)

7) What was the date of the spies return and the בני ישראל cried?

8) What special מצוה is there when baking bread? (במדבר טו:יז-כא)

9) What should be tied to the “corners” of a garment? (במדבר טו:לח)

10) By looking at ציצית what is one reminded of? (במדבר טו:לט)

Bonus Questions:

1) Where did Yoshua get the Yud for his name from?

2) How much dough is needed to make a Bracha on taking Challah?


Story Time! 


What new in the garden?

Shabb-A-Smile!


Banana Math!
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

פרשת בהעלותך

Shabbat פרשת בהעלותך times for the Greater Washinton D.C. area

Candle Lighting: 8:19
Havdala: 9:27



1) How many lights did the מנורה in the משכן have? (במדבר ח:ב)

2) In the משכן who lit the מנורה? (במדבר ח:ג)

3) What is the connection between the inauguration of the משכן at the end of פרשת נשא and the lighting of the משכן? (רש"י ח:ב)

4) When did the בני ישראל celebrate the second פסח after they had left מצרים? (במדבר ט:א-ה)

5) On that day some people were unable to bring a קרבן פסח. Who was not able to bring the קרבן פסח then? Why not? (במדבר ט:ו-ח  & רש"י ז)

6) What special מצוה did Hashem teach because of these people? (במדבר ט:ט-יב)

7) How many חצוצרות (trumpets) was משה רבינו commanded to make? (במדבר י:ב)

8) For what purpose were these חצוצרות used? (במדבר י:ג-ז)

9) Who started to speak לשון הרע against משה and to whom? (במדבר יב:א)

10) Who prayed for his sister to be healed and what was his prayer? (במדבר יב:יג)

Bonus Question:

1) Why are there 2 upside down letters in this week’s Parsha?

2) Both Miriam and Aharon were talking Lashon Hora about Moshe and Miriam got Tzoraat as a punishment. Why did Aharon not get Tzora’at (or did he)?











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