Dvar Torah
Who’s in the Fight???
(שמות ב:יג) וַיֵּצֵא בַּיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי וְהִנֵּה שְׁנֵי־אֲנָשִׁים עִבְרִים נִצִּים וַיֹּאמֶר לָרָשָׁע לָמָּה תַכֶּה רֵעֶךָ:
In this week’s Parsha we find the story of Prince Moshe going out to see how his brothers are living. The Torah tells us that on his second day out he found two men arguing and one had his hand raised to hit the other. The Torah calls the man hitting “a rasha” and Moshe asks him (wicked person) ”why are you hitting your friend”. Rashi (2:13) points out that even though he had not yet hit, he is still called a rasha just for wanting to hit someone. Rashi also points out on the word “friend” that he too (the one getting hit) is also a rasha.
The question is, what did the friend do to be called a rasha, is there something wrong with being hit?!
The Answer is that Rashi is telling us that every fight can be avoided if even one of the parties involved tries to stop the fight. It is wrong to be involved in an argument, one should try to make peace and walk away.
How many times do we get into little disagreements with our families and friends that become big fights? The lesson of this story is to try and end these quarrels instead of escalating them.
Shabbat Shalom!
By the way, can you find a reference to SNOW in this week’s Parsha???
Parsha Questions
1) How did the בני ישראל multiply so much? (רש"י שמות א:ז)
2) What changed that made the בני ישראל have to go to work as slaves? Explain. (רש"י שמות א:ח)
3) What cities were בני ישראל forced to build? (שמות א:יא)
4) What are the actual names of the midwives? Why are they called differently in the תורה?
(רש"י שמות א:טו)
5) Whom did פרעה force to killing their baby boys? Explain. (רש"י שמות א:כב)
6) Who stood from a distance to see what would happen to the child? (רש"י שמות ב:ד)
7) Who came to the river at that time and saved the child? Why was she there? (רש"י שמות ב:ה)
8) Who nursed the child? (שמות ב:ט)
9) Who gave this boy the name משה? Why? (רש"י שמות ב:י)
10) Why did משה kill an Egyptian man? (שמות ב:יא)
11) What did משה call the men that were fighting? Who were they? (רש"י שמות ב:יג)
12) Why did משה run away? Where did he run? (שמות ב:טו)
13) Why did the מדינים chase יתרו’s daughters away from the well? (רש"י שמות ב:יז)
14) Whom did משה marry? (שמות ב:כא)
15) What did they name their first child? Why? (שמות ב:כב)
16) What changed that made the Jews cried out to Hashem? Explain. (רש"י שמות ב:כג)
17) In who’s merit did Hashem accept the תפילות of בני ישראל? (שמות ב:כד-כה)
18) What caught the attention of משה while out in the desert shepherding? (שמות ג:יג)
19) Why did משה say that he was not able to try and get freedom for the בני ישראל? (2 parts)
(רש"י שמות ג:יא)
20) What signs did Hashem give to משה to prove that he was bringing the words of Hashem?
(שמות ד:א-ז)
21) Why did משה have צרעת on his hand? (רש"י שמות ד:ו)
22) “And Hashem was angry with משה.” What did משה lose as a result of this anger?
(רש"י שמות ד:יד)
23) From where in פרשת שמות do we see that עניים חשובים כמתים, and how? (רש"י שמות ד:יט)
24) What did צפרה do to save the life of משה? Explain. (שמות ד:כד-כו)
25) How did פרעה react to משה‘s initial request for setting the בני ישראל free? (שמות ה:א-ב)
26) What punishment did פרעה give the בני ישראל because משה visited him? (שמות ה:י-יג)
Virtual Classroom Check-in!
Questions about what we are learning online!
1) What are two rules regarding Schach?
2) How can one make a Sukkah usable that has beams as its roof?
3) Can one use metal posts to hold up Schach? Explain.
4) Explain תעשה ולא מן העשוי
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5) When hanging walls, how close to the ground does the wall need to be?
Torah Math
Pharoh asked the midwives in Egypt to kill the baby boys as they are being born. Both Shifra and Pu’ah refuse to follow the order of the king and for this, they are rewarded! When asked by Pharoh why they had disobeyed his orders they explained that the Jewish women were like animals who do not need the help of others to deliver a baby. Where did they get the strength to do what they felt was right and not listen to the king, they know they could have been killed for this?!
In their answer, the word אלהן is missing the letter Yud. Without the letter Yud the numeric value of the word is the same as Hashem’s name אלקים (spelled with a ה)! Their ability to do what was right came from Hashem!
"כי חיות הנה בטרם תבוא אלהן המילדת וילדו"
TORAH TRIVIA!
Super Stumper Question:
This a question to ask others and discuss the answers.
Last week’s question: If enough oil was found for one day, the miracle was then only for seven days, so why do we celebrate Chanukah for eight days????? (There are many answers)
Question of the week: Fast days are for doing Tishuva, yet on some, we do not say Tachanun at Mincha. Which ones do we omit Tachanun at Mincha????
Kollel Quiz
#1 Who Am I?
1. For Mishna I am orders.
2. In Mitzrayim I was babies.
3. I am the week before Shabbat.
4. For Shabbat I am challot.
#2 Who Am I?
1. I call you.
2. I am not shame.
3. Write me on your tests.
4. I am this week’s Parsha
FOOD Section!
Can you guess what this recipe connects to this week’s Parsha?
Grilled Broccoli and Cauliflower
Ingredients
-1 head of broccoli (about 1 pound), broken into 1-inch florets, stalks peeled and thinly sliced
You can also use a bag (16 oz) of frozen broccoli
-1 large head of cauliflower (about 2 pounds), broken into florets
You can also use a bag (16 oz) of frozen cauliflower
-3 tablespoons olive oil
-4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
-2 lemons, thinly sliced (mostly for garnish)
-Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Preheat oven to 475 degrees. On two rimmed baking sheets, toss broccoli and cauliflower with oil, garlic, and lemons; season with salt and pepper. Roast until vegetables are browned and tender, 25 to 30 minutes, rotating sheets from top to bottom and tossing vegetables once halfway through.
Note about using these vegetables:
Check your fresh broccoli and cauliflower by soaking in warm salt water, then rinse and check for bugs. Please ask your Rabbi how would properly check vegetables for insects.
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