פרשת ויחי-חזק

1) Why in a ספר תורה is there no break in the lines or the words between פרשת ויגש and ויחי like there is between most other Torah portions?
(רש"י בראשית מז:כח)

2) How many years did יעקב live in Egypt? How old was יעקב when he passed? (בראשית מז:כח)

3) Why did he ask יוסף to ensure his burial in ארץ ישראל, instead of the other sons?
(רש"י בראשית מז:כט)

4) Why did יעקב ask יוסף do to “חסד ואמת” with him? (רש"י בראשית מז:כט)

5) Why did יעקב not want to be buried in Egypt? (רש"י בראשית מז:כט)

6) Where did יעקב want to be buried? (בראשית מז:ל)

7) Explain: “מנשה and אפרים are to me like ראובן and שמעון”. (רש"י בראשית מח:ה)

8) Why did יעקב choose now to mention to יוסף about the death and burial of רחל his mother? (רש"י בראשית מח:ז)

9) Why did יוסף assume his father made a mistake when giving מנשה and אפרים their blessings?
(בראשית מח:יז)

10) Which great leader comes from מנשה and which from אפרים in the future? (רש"י בראשית מח:יט)

11) What ברכה did יעקב give to מנשה and אפרים regarding their “family” status? (רש"י בראשית מח:כ)

12) After the death of יעקב, how many days did  מצרים mourn? (בראשית נ:ג)

13) Why was an area in כנען called אבל מצרים, what happened there? (בראשית נ:י-יא and see רש"י יא)

14) Which two sons of יעקב did not carry his coffin? Why not? (רש"י בראשית נ:יג)

15) After the burial of יעקב who was afraid of whom and why? (בראשית נ:טו and see רש"י)

16) What was done to show that there was no reason to fear? (בראשית נ:יט-כא)

17) Whom did יוסף “blame” for ending up in Egypt? Explain what he meant. (בראשית נ:יט-כא)

18) How many generations did יוסף see in his lifetime? Whom? To Whom? (בראשית נ:כג-כד)

19) Who made his brothers swear that their children would bury him in ארץ ישראל when
they left Egypt? (בראשית נ: כג-כד)