PEREK LAMID

Question 1

EXPLAIN PASUK ALEPH ACCORDING TO RASHI
who is rachel jealous of and why
what does rachel ask yaakov
what do they say about one with no kids

Answer 1

Rachel is jealous of Leahs good deeds
Rachel asks Yaakov to daven for her like Yitzhak did for Rivka
one who has no kids like they’re dead

Question 2

what did yaakov argue about
what did Rachel respond
- according to SFORNO BET
what was yaakov not thinking and thinking about
what did yaakov recognize

Answer 2

Yaakov wasnt thinking about his love for ROCHEL rather his honor/respect for HASHEM
Yaakov recognized her signs of being barren

Question 3

what did yaakov argue about
what did Rachel respond
SFORNO GIMMEL
what did rochel not mean
who did she give to yaakov
what does she expect to happen

Answer 3

Rochel didnt mena yaakov can heal her being barren
she gave bilha to yaakov then she will have kid
she will be jealous then have a kid

Question 4

what did yaakov argue about
what did Rachel respond
Rashi BEt
what is yaakov saying
how is he diff from his father
Who is withholding from Rochel

Answer 4

Yaakov - AM I IN HASHEMS PLACE
when yitzhak davend for rivka - he had no kids
that’s how he’s diff from his father
HaShem is withholding from ROCHEL not YAakov

Question 5

what did yaakov argue about
what did Rachel respond
Rashi GIMMEL
who does Rachel bring in as an example and what does she say
so what does she do as a result

Answer 5

Rachel brings in AVRHAM and says he had a kid with HAGAR and still davened for SARA
so she says take BILHA

Question 6

Explain Bilha and Zilpas role
what do they want for their kids
what do they do as a result

Answer 6

are now mothers of SHEVATIM
they want children to have perfect education
they give to ROCHEL AND LEAH

Question 7

how did yaakov know the time was right to return to EY
RASH CHUF HAY
what did he know abt Yosef
as a result…

Answer 7

1) yaakov knew yosef is the flame to his fire
when yosef was born - knew it was time to return to EY and trusted in HaShem

Question 8

how did yaakov know the time was right to return to EY
RASHBAM CHUF HAY
what was the sign
what is over

Answer 8

Yosef was the right sign
7 yrs of working for ROchel is over
time to leave

Question 9

how did lavan respond to teh suggestion of yaakov abt leaving

Answer 9

didnt want to send yaakov
bc now he has a son
and wth son comes bracha

Question 10

which agreement did yaakov suggestion
SFORNO
what does yaakov sya abt payment

Answer 10

yaakov says let me get paid
you wont lose anything

Question 11

which agreement did yaakov suggestion
RASHI LAMID BEIS
what is yaakov saying about the sheep

Answer 11

yaakov si saying to take the speckled and spotted sheep and give to ur sons and the ones that will be born will be mine

Question 12

what is response of lavan to yaakov

Answer 12

agrees

Question 13

what are the two tafkidim of a woman
whats the primary one

Answer 13

NUMBER ONE SERVE HASHEM (primary)
TWO BRING CHILDREN

Question 14

what does rochel say to yaakov

how does yaakov respond - what name of hashem does he use - what is he saying

Answer 14

give me children or id rather be dead

• what am I over GD (uses elokim - din - if I deserve it give it to me, if not not)

Yaakov is saying you relate to HaShem through DIn
you always say if you deserve it you get it, if you don’t then you don’t
but you want it SO GO TO HASHEM

Question 15

how does rochel look
since she couldnt have kids who does she get

Answer 15

hasnt developed secondary sex cells
so shes skinny and shes beautiful bc of this
BILHA

Question 16

Difference between Hagar and Avrham vs Bilha and Yaakov

Answer 16

-> Hagar remains a maidservant - second status wfe
-> bilha first staus wife - she worked on herself until she got the status of ROCHEL

Question 17

who does leah marry off to yaakov

Answer 17

ZILPA

Question 18

according to avot whats perferable din or ched

Ex of Yitzhak

Answer 18

din
yitzhak wants to give brachot toeisav and wants to give less to yaakov

Question 19

what about imahot

Answer 19

want more
Sara says get rid of Yishmale

Question 20

rochel approaches leah about the flowers for fertility how does leah respond

what didn’t leah know
what did lavan tell her
what does rochel tell leah

Answer 20

first u take my husband now u want my flowers
leah didn’t know yaakov and rochel were og engaged
lavan told leah shes engaged and all the gifts from yaakov to rochel (through lavan) were given to leah
rochel tells leah the simanim - ultimate sacrifice

Question 21

what does leah believe for clal ysirael
does rochel agree with her - rochels response

Answer 21

for their to be extra

tells her to be with yaakov and yissachar is born

Question 22

who do the spotted, speckled brown sheep and goats belong to

who do the solid black and white sheep belong to - what kind of sheep r they

Answer 22

1) lavan

2) yaakov - old and infertile

Question 23

what does yaakov take
what does he do and what does he hope
likehood of this happening

Answer 23

a branch and peels of layers until the branch is brown and white
puts in front of sheep while drinking
in hope to have speckled sheep
= low

Question 24

whats the point of yaakov doing the branch

Answer 24

• deosnt want to rely on a miracle so he does his hishtadlus

Question 25

why does yaakov sepnd 20 years with lavan - how is this symbolic through the branch

Answer 25

the spiritual energy of lavans house is bad - yaakov is trying to better it

branch = lavans evilness
trying to remove what is reg to see the spirtuality

Question 26

how do we get 20 years

Answer 26

7 + 7 - working for rochel
6 yrs to get sheep

Question 27

why does rochel name yosef - yosef
reason number one

Answer 27

1) hashem shoukd give me another

Question 28

why does rochel name yosef - yosef
reason number two

what has HaShem taken away
when yaakov comes home what can rochel do when smthing is gone
is this what she rlly wiated 13 yrs for

Answer 28

hashem has taken away my shame
when yaakov comes home and something is gone - she can blame yosef
this is what she waited 13 yrs for?
Happiness is a decision - sit back and think about what is making me happy and focus on that
rochel is making the decision to be happy even on the lil things