פרשת מקץ

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1)  The פרשה begins by telling us ויהי מקץ שנתים ימים. What were these two years after? 

2) What were פרעה’s dreams? (בראשית מא:א-ז)

3) How did פרעה’s recollection of his dream differ from נבוכדנצר’s recollection of his dream? (רש"י בראשית מא:א-ז) [See ספר דניאל]

4) Who couldn’t tell פרעה a satisfactory meaning of the dreams? (בראשית מא:ח)

5) What was their interpretation of פרעה's dreams of ? (רש"י בראשית מא:ח)

6) When the שר המשקים said את חטאי אני מזכיר היום, what did he mean? (בראשית מא:ט)

7) Which three words tell us that the chief butler did not want יוסף to get a high position? Explain. (רש"י בראשית מא:יב)

8) Who did יוסף credit for being able to interpret פרעה's the dreams? (בראשית מא:טז)

9) What were יוסף’s interpretations of פרעה’s dreams? Explain all points. (בראשית מא:כה-לב)

10) What extra advice did יוסף dispense? (בראשית מא:לג-לו)

11) What did פרעה remove from his hand and give to Yosef?  (בראשית מא:מב)

12) What was this symbolic of? (רש"י בראשית מא:מב)

13) What name did פרעה give to יוסף?  Why this name? (רש"י בראשית מא:מב)

14) Whom did יוסף marry? (בראשית מא:מב)

15) Who was she? (מדרש)

16) What were their children names? Why? (בראשית מא:נ-נב)

17)  Once the hunger began, why did פרעה need to tell the Egyptians that if they wanted food they would need to do whatever יוסף said? (רש"י בראשית מא:נה)

18) How did יעקב know that there was grain in Egypt? (רש"י בראשית מב:א)

19) Did יעקב not save grain too? Why did they need to go to Egypt for food? (רש"י בראשית מב:א)

20) Why does the פסוק say יוסף’s brothers” went down to מצרים (and not יעקב’s sons)?
(רש"י בראשית מב:ג)

21) Who was not send to get grain? Explain why? (רש"י בראשית מב:ד)

22) If יוסף could recognize his brothers, why could they not recognize him? (רש"י בראשית מב:ח)

23) What was יוסף reminded of when he saw his brothers before him? (רש"י בראשית מב:ט)

24) What did יוסף accuse his brothers of? (בראשית מב:ט)

25) Who was the interpreter? (רש"י בראשית מב:כג)

26) Why did יוסף specifically choose שמעון to put in prison? (רש"י בראשית מב:כד)

27) Who ultimately took responsibility to return בנימין back home? (רש"י בראשית מג:ח-י)

28) What did the brothers bring back with them to Egypt? List all. (רש"י בראשית מג:יא-טו)

29) After meeting בנימין, what made יוסף become full of mercy? (רש"י בראשית מג:ל)

30) Was to happen to the one that the cup was found in their saddle bag? Both parts.
(בראשית מד:ט-י)

31) In who’s saddle bag was the “magic” cup found? (בראשית מד:יב)

32) Why do you think everyone returned to Egypt? (Think)