פרשת ראה

 

The times listed are for the Greater Washington D.C. Area.

Candle lighting:         7:29 pm                  Shabbat ends:           8:28 pm

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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 times in ספר דברים do we find the root word שמע - hear? Why do you think this is?

2) How many ארונות הקודש were there?

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פרשת ואתחנן - שבת נחמו

 

The times listed are for the Greater Washington D.C. Area.

Candle lighting:         7:48 pm                 Shabbat ends:           8:49 pm

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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.

The times listed are for the Greater Washington D.C. Area.

Candle lighting:         7:57 pm

Shabbat ends:           8:58 pm

Fast* Begins:              8:14 pm

Fast Ends/Havdala:   8:49 pm

*Fasting is for adults. Children have NO mitzvah to fast. 

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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 go into 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?

On Tisha B'Av there are some things we are not allowed to do, and one of them is learning Torah because learning Torah brings us so much joy.  We are allowed to learn some parts of the Torah; special parts that help us understand the story of Tisha B'av.  One of the stories is from the Gemara and it's the story of Kamtza and Bar-Kamtza (also in the video link above). Attached is the story from the Gemara that with the help of a grown-up, you really can understand the story and the special message that it has for us. (There is also a video linked below.)

This is a PDF of the Talmudic Story of Kamtza and BarKamtza. 

There are some very important messages here about not embarrassing a friend, inviting people with kindness, and also about not telling stories about your friends, even if your feelings are hurt.   

 This is a video about Tisha B'av for our 4-5th graders.  It addresses the question "what does it mean to mourn before the Almighty".  In this video, Rabbi Fohrman tells the story of Rachel Imeinu who cried for her children (all of us).   What was it about Rachel's tears that we are able to sway G-d in Heaven?  What can we learn about this day from our matriarch?

Click here for a downloadable coloring sheet about the things that we cannot do on Tisha B'Av.

Shabbat Shalom and may this be the last time that we have a sad Tisha B'Av.

A Tisha B'Av Story:

A Story of Two Coins

This story is from Yom Yerushalayim, but a good lesson for Tisha B'Av as well.

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