Q and A for the Shabbos Table
Enjoy a great Shabbos seudah activity by solving these parsha questions.
Thank you to Rabbi Yitzy Fox of Silver Spring, MD, for providing these questions.
Behaaloscha
Warm-up Questions: From the Parsha
- Who had to shave their heads in the Parsha? (2 answers)
- Which mitzva was initiated by Bnei Yisrael?
- When did Bnei Yisrael finally leave Sinai?
- Whose job was it to blow the trumpets?
- Who did Yehoshua want to throw in jail?
- How much meat did Bnei Yisrael take from the Slav at Kivros Hataavah?
- Regarding which attribute was Moshe described as the “best in the world”?
More Challenging Questions: From Rashi
- Can a person have Chametz in his house while eating the Korban Pesach Sheni?
- Why did Hashem tell Moshe to gather a new group of 70 elders of Bnei Yisrael?
- Which 2 items does the Parsha say need to be made from 1 solid block of material?
- How did Miriam and Aharon underestimate Moshe?
- Which of their jobs could Leviim retain after age 50?
- Which tribe was known for doing the mitzva of Hashavas H’aveida (returning lost items) ?
- Who scouted out ahead of the nation before Bnei Yisrael would encamp in a place?
Bonus Questions
(Answers will be given in next week’s edition)
- Which foods do we know that Bnei Yisrael ate in Egypt as stated in the parsha?
- Which 3 individuals referenced in the parsha are not referred to by their usual name?
- What are the 4 types of “nuns” ”נ’s” mentioned in the Parsha?