Wednesday, December 12, 2018

פרשת ויגש א'

Parsha Questions

1) What manner was יהודה going to be speaking to יוסף in? (רש"י מד:יח)

2) What was יהודה‘s speech to יוסף about? (מד:יח-לד)

3) What did יוסף hear that made him unable to hold back anymore? (רש"י מד:לב)

4) Why did יוסף ask all the מצרים to leave before he revealed himself? (רש"י מה:א)

5)  What was יוסף’s first question after he made himself known? (מה:ג)

6) How did his brothers react? Why? (מה:ג ועוד עיין רש"י)

7) How did יוסף prove to his brothers that he was really יוסף? (רש"י מה:ד)

8) Why did יוסף and בנימין cry on each other’s shoulders? (רש"י מה:יד)

9) What was the proof that finally convinced יעקב that יוסף was alive? (רש"י מה:כז)

10) Who was sent ahead of the family to “settle into” ארץ מצרים? (בראשית מו:כח)

11) Explain להורת לפניו. (רש"י בראשית מו:כח)

12) When יעקב and יוסף finally met, who was unable to speak? Why? (רש"י בראשית מו:כט)

*13) Explain who was unable to speak and why according to the רמב"ן (בראשית מו:כט). How does he prove his point?

14) How did יוסף instruct his brothers to answer פרעה when asked “מה מעשיכם”? Why?
      ( בראשית מו:לא-לד)

15) How old was יעקב when he came to מצרים? (מז:ח-ט)

16) What did יעקב do when he met פרעה? (מז:י)

17) What was this blessing? (רש"י מז:י)

Extra Credit: Why did יוסף make his family (יעקב, בנימין, and his ten brothers) go through all of this aggravation? (עין מלב"ם בראשית )


Torah Math

When יהודה is telling צפנת פענח that if בנימין does not return home יעקב would die, he uses the words ונפשו קשורה בנפשו (his soul is attached to his soul). What was it that made this father and son attached? The word קשורה equals 611, the same as the word תורה.  They were connected by the תורה that they had studied together!
  
So AWESOME how these secrets are all over the Torah!


 TORAH TRIVIA!


Super Stumper Question:
This a question to ask others and discuss the answers.

Answer to last week’s Question:
Last week’s question: What was Mrs. Poteefar’s name???
Answer to last week’s question: Mrs. Poteefar’s name (besides Mrs.) was Zulaicha.

Question of the week: What is the ONLY Mitzvah that can ONLY be done when sitting down?

 Answer…. 


What does this food have to do with the Parsha?

                                                             Healthy Trail Mix

1 cup combination diced dried fruit, such as prunes, apricots, pears, and apples

 1/2 cup raisins and/or dried cherries or cranberries

 1 1/2 cups unsalted sunflower seeds

 1 cup unsalted dry-roasted peanuts (or honey-roasted peanuts, chopped walnuts or unsalted almonds)


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