Parshat Shemot Flashcards

1
Q

How many Jews came down to Egypt?

A

70

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2
Q

Who was already in Egypt

A

Yosef

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3
Q

Who was the first of the tribes to die?

A

Yosef

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4
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Who was the last of the tribes to die?

A

Levi

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5
Q

How many children were born to the Jews at one time?

A

6

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6
Q

What happened to the Pharaoh who knew Yosef?

A

He died

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7
Q

What was the new Pharaoh afraid of?

A

That the Jews would join with Egypt’s enemy and defeat Egypt.

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8
Q

What was the first thing Pharaoh did to enslave the Jews?

A

Appoint task masters

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9
Q

What were the names of the 2 cities that Bnei Yisrael built?

A

Pitom and Ramses?

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10
Q

What happened to the Jews the more Pharaoh afflicted them?

A

They grew.

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11
Q

What were the names of the Jewish midwives according to the Torah?

A

Shifra and Puah

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12
Q

What were the names of the Jewish midwives according to Rashi?

A

Yocheved and Miriam.

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13
Q

How did Hashem reward the midwives?

A

He built them houses

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14
Q

What does it mean that Hashem gave the midwives houses?

A

The house of Kehunah and the house of Kings.

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15
Q

Who got married at the beginning of Perek 2?

A

Amaram and Yocheved?

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16
Q

How many times did Amram and Yocheved get married?

A

2

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17
Q

Why did Amram divorce Yocheved?

A

Because of Pharaoh’s decree to kill the boys.

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18
Q

Who convinced Amram to remarry his wife?

A

Miriam

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19
Q

How long was Yocheved able to watch her baby?

A

3 months

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20
Q

Where did Yocheved place her child?

A

In the Nile

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21
Q

Who watched over the baby?

A

Miriam

22
Q

Who found the baby?

A

Batya - Pharaoh’s daughter

23
Q

Who did Batya hire to look after her adopted son?

A

Yocheved, the child’s mother

24
Q

What did Batya name the child?

A

Moshe

25
Q

What did Moshe see on the first day that he went to check on the Jewish slaves?

A

An Egyptian overseer beating a Jew to death.

26
Q

What did Moshe do to the Egyptian taskmaster?

A

He killed him and buried him in the sand.

27
Q

Who informed Pharaoh that Moshe killed the Egyptian?

A

Datan and Aviram

28
Q

Where did Moshe escape to?

A

Midyan?

29
Q

Who did Moshe rescue at the well?

A

Yitro’s 7 daughters

30
Q

Who did Moshe marry?

A

Tzipporah

31
Q

What was the name of Moshe’s first son?

A

Gershom

32
Q

Why did Moshe take Yitro’s sheep to the desert?

A

To avoid stealing

33
Q

What did Moshe see that caught his attention?

A

A bush on fire that was not consumed

34
Q

What did Hashem tell Moshe to do when he came to the bush?

A

To take of his shoes.

35
Q

What are two other names for Har Sinai?

A

Har HaElokim and Chorev

36
Q

When Moshe first came to the burning bush, how did Hashem introduce Himself?

A

I am the G-d of your father, the G-d of Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov.

37
Q

What did Hashem ask of Moshe at the burning bush?

A

To take the Children of Israel out of Egypt

38
Q

Moshe gave 4 reasons why he did not think he should go, what were the reasons?

A
  1. Of what importance am I?
  2. What merit do Bnei Yisrael have to be redeemed?
  3. Bnei Yisrael will not believe me
  4. I am not a man of words (I stutter)
39
Q

W.hat three signs did Hashem give Moshe at the burning bush to prove to Bnei Yisrael that Hashem had sent him?

A
  1. His staff turned into a stick
  2. he put his hand in his cloak and it was covered with tzaraat.
  3. Pour some water from the Nile onto the ground and it will turn to blood.
40
Q

What was the snake and the tzaraat supposed to teach Moshe?

A

That he was wrong for speaking lashon harah about Bnei Yisrael by saying that they would not believe him.

41
Q

What did Hashem respond to Moshe when he expressed concern about his stutter?

A

Aharon your brother will speak for you.

42
Q

What was the special phrase Moshe was supposed to use to prove to Bnei Yisrael that he was the redeemer?

A

פקד פקדתי

43
Q

Who had 7 names?

A

Yitro (Yeter, Reuel, Putiel, Keni, Chovev, and Chever)

44
Q

Even though Hashem commanded Moshe to return to Egypt, who did Moshe ask permission from?

A

Yitro, his father in law.

45
Q

What was special about the donkey that Moshe used to return to Egypt?

A

It was the same one that Avaraham used to take Yitzchak to the Akeidah and that one day, Mashiach will ue to redeem the Jews from exile.

46
Q

Hashem told Moshe that it was safe to return to Egypt because the people who tried to kill him were dead. Who were these people?

A

Datan and Aviram

47
Q

What people are considered as if they are dead?

A

Paupers

48
Q

Who is the first born of Hashem?

A

Bnei Yisrael

49
Q

Why did Hashem want to kill Moshe?

A

Because he did not give his son a Brit Milah

50
Q

Who gave the son of Moshe a brit milah?

A

Tzipporah, his wife

51
Q

Who came to meet Moshe in the desert?

A

Aharon

52
Q

What was the reaction of the Zekeinim the first time that Moshe came to talk to them and show them the signs?

A

They believed Moshe and bowed to Hashem