Dvar Torah
Who to care for
(ויקרא
כא:א) וַיֹּאמֶר ה' אֶל מֹשֶׁה אֱמֹר אֶל הַכֹּהֲנִים בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן
וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם לְנֶפֶשׁ לֹא יִטַּמָּא בְּעַמָּיו:
“Say
to the Kohanim… and you shall say to them…”
(21:1)
When the Torah begins to address the topic of purity, it begins in
an awkward manner; “tell them and tell them”, two times. The Torah, which is always so careful about
every word it uses, there seems to be redundant.
Rashi explains that this Pasuk is telling us;” so that the elders
should warn the youth”. Each person had
a great responsibility to look out for and help other people. We should not
think to ourselves that “if it is not me, then I don’t need to care about it,”
rather, that “it is our problem”.
The Mishnah tells us “all of the Jews are responsible for each
other”. This works in both ways. We are responsible to teach each other by way
of our actions. The same is true that we
learn from other peoples behaviors. Not
every action which we see others do may be appropriate for us to do.
Overall, the Pasuk is teaching us how important it is for us to
help each other and guide each other since every problem that our friend has is
ours as well.
Shabbat
Shalom!!!
Parsha
Questions
1) To whom may a כהן become טמא
for a מת? (ויקרא כא:א-ג)
2) In what case can a כהן not become טמא
for his sister? (ויקרא כא:ג)
3) What may בני ישראל
not do when mourning? (ויקרא כא:א-ה עיין רש"י)
4) Who may not marry a אלמנה (a widow)? (ויקרא כא:יד)
5) When is a כהן disqualified
for doing the service in the בית המקדש? (ויקרא כא:טז-כד)
6) What does this verse, וְלֹא תְחַלְּלוּ אֶת־שֵׁם קָדְשִׁי וְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּי
בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲנִי ה' מְקַדִּשְׁכֶם
teach us? (ויקרא כב:לב ועוד עיין ברש"י)
7) When was the קרבן פסח brought? (ויקרא כג:ח)
8) When must we eat מצה? (ויקרא כג:ו)
9) What was the קרבן עומר? (ויקרא כג:טו-כב for the
next 4 questions)
10) What may not be eaten before bringing the
עומר?
11) Please translate ספירה.
12) Please translate בכורים.
13) What date is ראש השנה? (ויקרא כג:כג-כה)
14) Based on these פסוקים,
what specific מצוה do we have on ראש השנה? (ויקרא כג:כד)
15) What date is יום הכיפורים? (ויקרא כג:כז)
16) What specific מצוה do
we have on יום
הכיפורים? (ויקרא כג:כז)
17) What is SO unique about this מצוה?
(Thinking questions)
18) What date is סוכות? (ויקרא כג:לד)
19) What specific מצות do
we have on סוכות? (ויקרא כג:לג-מג)
20) מדאורייתא,
how many days long is סוכות? (ויקרא כג:לד)
21) What is the main point of taking the ארבע מינים on סוכות according to
the words of the תורה? (ויקרא כג:מ)
22) Based on the words of the תורה,
what is the reason for living in a סוכה on
סוכות?
(ויקרא כג:מג ועוד עיין ברש"י)
23) What type of oil should be used in the מהורה? (ויקרא כד:ב)
24) How long should the light of the מהורה
burn? (ויקרא כד:ב)
25) How many loaves of bread were put on the שלחן? (ויקרא כד:ה)
26) When was the לחם הפנים
switched for new ones? (ויקרא כד:ח)
27) What connection do the מצות of
מנורה and לחם הפנים have to do to
with the previous מצות of ימים טובים?
28) Who was the מקלל‘s
mother? (ויקרא כד:יא)
29) What did the מקלל do
wrong? (ויקרא כד:י-יב)
30) What punishment did the מקלל receive? (ויקרא כד:יד)
FOOD Section!
Can you guess what this recipe connects to this week’s
Parsha?
Challah
French Toast
Ingredients
6 extra-large
eggs
1 1/2 cups
half-and-half or milk
1 sprinkle of
ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon
pure vanilla extract
1 large loaf
challah or brioche bread
Unsalted butter
Vegetable oil
To serve:
Pure maple
syrup
Good raspberry
preserves (optional)
Sifted
confectioners' sugar (optional)
Fresh cut fruits
(for garnish)
Directions
Preheat the
oven to 250 degrees F.
In a large shallow bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half,
and vanilla. Slice the challah in 3/4-inch thick slices. Soak as many slices in
the egg mixture as possible for 5 minutes, turning once.
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