Dvar Torah
Sensitive Toward Others' Feelings
(בראשת א:כו) וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹקים נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ...
And Hashem said, “let us make man in our form...”
In this week’s Parasha we find the creation of the universe. After spending almost 6 days working on the details of the world, its necessities and its beauties, Hashem got ready to make man. The words that the Torah uses to introduce the creation of man, however, seems to be a little troubling. The Torah says; “And Hashem said, ‘let us make man in our form…’” implying that Hashem needed to ask for permission or at least approval! This leaves the ability for people to say that G-d forbid, Hashem is not the only! The question is to who was Hashem speaking and why?
Rashi explains that this shows us the humbleness of our Father in heaven for Hashem was asking the Angels for permission to make man. Hashem did not need their approval, yet Hashem asked so that they would feel like they had a part of the creation of people.
Even so is it worth the risk of leaving a place for people to probably blunder and think that there might be more that one god?
Hashem wanted to teach us the extent of how cautious one must be towards others feelings and even sometimes take a hit to make our friends feel good and be embarrassed.
With this lesson in mind, how far out of our way should we go to make others feel welcome and comfortable and for sure not to embarrass them?
Shabbat Shalom!
Parsha Questions
1) Why does the תורה start with the account of Creation? (בראשית א:א עיין רש"י)
2) What came first, day or night? (בראשית א:ה עיין רש"י)
3) What was created each of the six days of creation? (בראשית א)
4) Why does the תורה say הששי, THE sixth day? (בראשית א:לא עיין רש"י)
5) What did Hashem do after the sixth day? (בראשית ב:א-ג)
6) How did Hashem make Adam? (בראשית ב:ז)
7) What one commandment did Hashem give Adam and Chava? (בראשית ב:טז)
8) What animal was greater than all of the others? (בראשית ג:א)
9) Who was the first to do תשובה (repentance)?
10) Who killed קין? Why? (בראשית ד:ח עיין רש"י)
Classroom Check-in!
Questions about what we are learning in class
1) How tall is too tall for a Sukkah?
2) How many walls should a Sukkah have?
3) How much shade should a Sukkah have?
4) What does a Sukkah represent?
Torah Math
When Hashem created the universe, the Torah tells us that Hashem saw the light and it was good. What is this light?
The words the Pasuk uses are וירא אלקים את האור כי טוב. The numeric value of the words את האור is the same as the word בתורת. The light of the world that Hashem said “is good” is the light of the Torah! And each of these words is equal to 613, the same as the amount of the Mitzvot in the Torah... CHECK IT OUT!!!!!
(בעל הטורים א:ד)
TORAH TRIVIA!
Super Stumper Question:
This a question to ask others and discuss the answers.
Answer to last week Question: The Only Bracha made ONLY on a Wednesday is Birkat HaChama (the blessing on the sun made once every 28 years).
Question of the week: Who was the first person to sing a song to Hashem? What did he sing? Why was it sang?
Kollel Quiz
#1 Who Am I?
1. I am on the first day.
2. I am not man-made.
3. Speech caused me.
4. I am not heavy.
#2 Who Am I?
1. I am not Yaakov’s twin.
2. I am not moldy, yet I’m green.
3. You cut me to control me.
4. I have blades.
FOOD Section!
Can you guess what this recipe connects to this week’s Parsha?
What you will need:
Original recipe makes 2 dozen
1 cup margarine
1 3/4 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 cup (soy) milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
2 1/2 cups cake flour
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup boiling water
1 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). margarine 2 baking sheets.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together margarine and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the soy milk, vanilla, and lemon extract. Combine cake flour and all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually blend into the creamed mixture. Drop tablespoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
3. Bake until edges begins to brown, about 20 to 30 minutes. Cool completely.
4. Place confectioners sugar in large bowl. Mix in boiling water one tablespoon at a time until mixture is thick and spreadable. (Add more than the indicated amount if you need to).
5. Transfer half of the frosting to the top of a double boiler set over simmering water. Stir in the chocolate. Warm mixture, stirring frequently, until the chocolate melts. Remove from heat.
6. With a brush, coat half the cookie with chocolate frosting and the other half with the white frosting. Set on waxed paper until frosting hardens.
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