פרק ב Flashcards
What is Perek bais about?
The story of Eliyahu being taken away alive
Why was Elisha Chosen to be successor and prime student of Eliyahu?
Because Elisha was totally devoted to his Rebbe
What does Eliyahu do when he doesn’t know where he will be taken?
He and his Talmid, Elisha walk from place. Eliyahu had a feeling it would be at a historic site so that’s where he went.
Where was the first place Eliyahu went? Why was it significant?
The Gilgul. It was significant because it was the first Jewish encampment after crossing the Yarden.
The Gemara tells us that Eliyahu didn’t die. How could he, in his physical form, ascend to heaven if it is not a physical entity. (Radak)
The storm lifted Eliyahu into the air and his clothes and his body was burned except for his special belt and Neshama went up to Hashem.
The Gemara tells us that Eliyahu didn’t die. How could he, in his physical form, ascend to heaven if it is not a physical entity. (Maor V’shemesh)
Eliyahu was so great and so wanted to be close to Hashem that even his physical body became so purified and spiritual that it could ascend to the spiritual world above.
The Gemara tells us that Eliyahu didn’t die. How could he, in his physical form, ascend to heaven if it is not a physical entity. (Tiferes Shlomo)
While his soul ascended to shomayim, his body remained somewhere in this world, like a garment and when he is sent on a mission in this world , his soul reunites with his body and his body and he acts like a human being.
Explain שב נא פה
He wanted to push him away out of עונה so Elisha would see him be taken
What was the historical significance of Beis El.
They put the עגל there
The neviim of Beis el asked Elisha if he knows that Eliyahu willbe taken away. What did they say?
He said Yes and told them to quiet
Where did Eliyahu and Elisha continue to?
Yericho and the Yarden and the neviim were watching from a distances
What is the historical significance of Yericho?
This was where greatness had taken place in the days of Yahu and the walls are collapsed
Explain החשו
Elisha tells the other nevi’im not to speak about it because Eliyahu, out of his anava, doesn’t want people to know.
What new did Eliyahu do in פסוק ח & י״ט?
He split the Yarden.
Before going up, Eliyahu asks Elisha if there is a thing he wants. What does Elisha say?
Yes. A double spirit of Elisha
What is Eliyahu taken up in?
A fiery chariot
Why does Elisha call out אבי אבי?
“My master! You benefited Israel more through your Teffilos than chariots and horses” Radak says a Torah teacher is like a father
Why does Elisha tear his clothes?
Just as you are supposed to tear you clothes on a parent, so too on a Torah teacher
What do the nevi’im realize when Elisha splits the Yarden?
He is the next leader
The nevi’im asked where Eliyahu was. Didn’t they know he died?
When Eliyahu died,רוח הקודש was taken away so the nevi’im had no way of knowing if he was gone yet.
The neviim asked Elisha if they could look for Eliyahu and he said yes. Why?
He gave in because he doesn’t want them do think that since he is the new leader, he doesn’t want Eliyahu to return.
Explain והארץ משכלת.
The water in Yericho was causing its inhabitants to die.
According to Rashi, does נערים קטנים mean children?
No. Either it can be emptied of mitzvos or ״you have this place cold for us, until now, we had a job to bring sweet water from far, now we lost our job״
What did the nevi’im mean by עלה קרח?
Eliyahu was a hairy man and Elisha wasn’t as hairy and so he should also go up to shomayim.
