Friday, August 12, 2022

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


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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