Devarim Dive: Perek Tet + Perek Yud

Question 1

What should בְּנֵי ישְׂרָאֵל not say to themselves?

Answer 1

The reason we, בְּנֵי ישְׂרָאֵל, have אֶרֶץ ישְׂרָאֵל is because of our, בְּנֵי ישְׂרָאֵל’s, righteousness

Question 2

Why will בְּנֵי ישְׂרָאֵל be able to inherit אֶרֶץ ישְׂרָאֵל?
(2 reasons)

Answer 2

1. To fulfill the promise to the אָבוֹת, forefathers.
2. Because of the evil sins of the other nations.

Question 3

What did Hashem give Moshe after 40 days and nights?

Answer 3

(Two tablets of stone)
לוּחֹת

Question 4

Which sin did בְּנֵי ישְׂרָאֵל then do?

Answer 4

(sin of the golden calf)
חֵטְא הַעֵגֶל

Question 5

What did Moshe do with the לוּחֹת?

Answer 5

(Broke the two tablets of stone)
Broke the לוּחֹת

Question 6

Then what did Moshe do for 40 days and nights?

Answer 6

prayed/davened to Hashem

Question 7

What did Moshe do with the עֵגֶל, golden calf? (3 things)

Answer 7

1. Burned it
2. ground it to dust
3. threw it into the water

Question 8

Which other places did בְּנֵי ישְׂרָאֵל anger Hashem? (4 places)

Answer 8

1. תַבְעֵרָה Taverah
2. מַסָה Massah
3. קִבְרֹתּ הַתַּאַוָה Kivrot-hattaavah
4. קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ Kadesh-barnea

Question 9

What were the 3 parts of Moshe’s tefilla?

Answer 9

1. Don’t destroy בְּנֵי ישְׂרָאֵל
2. Remember the אָבוֹת, forefathers
3. It would be a Chilul Hashem, disgracing Hashem’s name, if they, the other nations, see that Hashem is not able to destroy the other nations.

Question 10

What are some of your questions?

Answer 10

Why is this perek so repetitive?

Question 11

Where did Moshe put the second set of לוּחֹת?

Answer 11

inside the אַרוֹן
inside the ark

Question 12

How is shevet levi different than the other shevatim?

Answer 12

Because they serve Hashem in the unique way of
they did not have a portion of land, a נַחַלָה, and also
carried the אַרוֹן

Question 13

Why did Moshe go up to Har Sinai for the third time?

Answer 13

Prayed/davened to Hashem to give אֶרֶץ ישְׂרָאֵל to בְּנֵי ישְׂרָאֵל

Question 14

Please finish the pasuk: וְעַתָּה יִשְׂרָאֵל מָה ה׳ . . .
Please finish the pasuk: Viata Yisrael Ma Hashem

Answer 14

אֶלֹקֶיךָ שֹׁאֵל מֵעִמָךְ כִּי אִם לְיִרְאָה אֶת ה׳ אֶלֹקֶיךָ
Elokecha Shoail Mayimcha Key im liyeara es Hashem Elokecha

Question 15

Please finish the pasuk:

Answer 15

וְעַתָּה יִשְׂרָאֵל מָה ה׳ אֶלֹקֶיךָ שֹׁאֵל מֵעִמָךְ כִּי אִם לְיִרְאָה אֶת ה׳ אֶלֹקֶיךָ
Viata Yisrael Ma Hashem Elokecha Shoail Mayimcha Key im liyeara es Hashem Elokecha

Question 16

Which descriptions of Hashem do we say every day in our davening/tefillot?

Answer 16

הָאֵל הַגָדֹל הַגִבֹּר וְהַנוֹרָא
Hael hagadol hagibor vihanora
Translation: Great Mighty Awesome God

Question 17

Why do we need to love converts?

Answer 17

Because we were strangers in מִצְרַים, Egypt

Question 18

What are some of your questions?

Answer 18

Why does Moshe have to put the לוּחֹת, stone tablets in the אַרוֹן, ark? Why do the leviim have to carry the אַרוֹן, ark?