perek tes zayin Flashcards

1
Q

“vayikach korach”

what did korach take

A
  1. he took himself to argue on the kehunah (rashi 1)
  2. he took the judges with persuasion (rashi 2)
  3. he took the techeiles talis this is why the tzitzis parsha is right after this (yerushalmi)
  4. he took bad advice from his wife (targum Yonatan ben uziel)
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2
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how did dasan and aviram from sheyvet reuven come to join leviim and bechorim

A

they were influenced by korach because they both encamped in the south.

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3
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why did korach argue with moshe

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because korach was supposed to become the nasi over kehas but moshe chose elitzafon

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4
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what did korach do because he was jealous

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he persuaded the head 250 judges to make fun of moshe

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5
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how did they make fun of moshe

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they wore a garment of completely techeyles and asked if they needed it in their strings moshe said yes

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6
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how did korach respond to Moshe’s answer

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if the purpose of the techeyles is to remind you of hashem’s throne wouldn’t you be reminded by the garment so why would you need it in the strings

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7
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accordind to reb moshe Feinstein what deeper message was korach trying to convey

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that just like the garment was completely techeyles so to all jews are holy so why did moshe choose someone from his family

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8
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what does keriay moed mean

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  1. anouncers of the holidays

2. summoner of the meetings

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9
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what does anshei sheim mean (literally)

A

men of name

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10
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what does anshei sheim really mean

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  1. they had a great reputation (natziv)
  2. they were famous for being rich and for being chachamim and for being able to make difficult calculations for the calenders (Sanhedrin 110a)
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11
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explain korach’s claim of coolam kedoshim

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that we all heard Hashem speak at har Sinai if Hashem chose aharon He should have told us directly with a prophecy

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12
Q

why did moshe fall on his face

A
moshe was in so much pain that he couldn't daven for them because he davened for them 3 times already 
1) eigel
2) meraglim
3) complaints
(rashi)
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13
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moshe said wait till morning and hashem will pick a cohein, what did he say he was trying to do, and what was he doing

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he said that since they drink at night they will be drunk and can’t bring the ketores, he was actually trying to get them to change their mind

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14
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what test did moshe say they should use to find out who was chosen

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korach and cohorts should bring the ketores

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15
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why did moshe chose this test, and what was his strategy

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because if they do it wrong they will die, therefore they would back out

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16
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why did they go through with this they were smart people

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they were bribed by korach’s food

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17
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why did korach think he could survive

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he saw in prophecy that his children will be great

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18
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moshe waited to call dasan and aviram to talk to him instead of talking to him with korach what lesson does rashi learn from this

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you should chose peace even when the other one is wrong

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19
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2 reasons or strategies why moshe waited

or hachayim

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1) easier to convince someone in private

2) soften them up by calling them to the king

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20
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hameat

A

is it not enough (sheaela)

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21
Q

ki healisanu

A

b/c you lifted us

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22
Q

mai aretz

A

from a land

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23
Q

zvat chalav udvash

A

flowing milk and oil (mitzrayim)1

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24
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la hamisaynu bamidbar

A

to kill us in the desert (meraglim)

25
Q

ki tishtarer aleinu

A

yet you dominate over us

26
Q

gam hishtarer

A

you dominate further (aharon[ibn ezra])

27
Q

vayikhalu

A

and they gathered

28
Q

titnaasu

A

will you lead

29
Q

machtos

A

pans

30
Q

veaharon mah hu

A

and aharon what is he

31
Q

ki salinu alav

A

that you complained on us

32
Q

what angered moshe so much that he davened to hashem to not accept korach’s prayer (when he usually davens that hashem accepts his prayer-ibn ezra)

A

we see from here the great destruction of machlokes because he wanted hashem to stop it at its base before it spread
(avi azer)

33
Q

when moshe says I didn’t even take one donkey, what is the greatness of not stealing

A
  1. kings take what they want (rashbam)

2. moshe didn’t take reimbursement for the donkey used for him to get from midyan to mitzrayim (rashi)

34
Q

vlo hereosi es echad mehem

A

and I didn’t even hurt one of them

35
Q

why would moshe hurt them

A

because dasan and aviram ratted moshe out to pharoh

chazkuni

36
Q

what did moshe tell korach and his followers to bring and why

A

firepan, fire, and ketores because he thought they would back out for bringing the ketores the wrong way

37
Q

since they didn’t back out what did moshe change, and why

A

he said not to bring a fire because he thought Hashem would only bring the fire aharon’s ketores

38
Q

since moshe said not to bring the fire they

A

brought it

39
Q

why did Hashem’s holy cloud come down to the mishkan

A

to show that He is choosing not moshe

or hachayim

40
Q

how old does one have to be in order for the courts to punish them

A

13

41
Q

how old does one have to be to receive punishment in heaven

A

20

42
Q

how old were the youngest kids who died

A

nursing age

43
Q

what do we learn from the fact that the nursing age kids died

A

that it is a bad aveirah

44
Q

what new creation was created by the peh of the earth it can’t be the actual peh because that was made on the sixth day of creation

A
  1. the mouth which followed korach (rashi)

2. a new way of death because here there was no trace afterwards (rashi with the ramban)

45
Q

who got swallowed

vativlah osam

A

dasan and aviram

eymek davar

46
Q

who got swallowed

ve’es bateyhem

A

korach’s household

47
Q

ve’es col ha’adam aher le korach

A

korach’s kohorts

48
Q

who’s possesions got swallowed up but not themselves

A

korach’s children

49
Q

where do we see the same halacha

A

city of avodah zarah

50
Q

who are the subjects in posuk lamed beis

A

dasan aviram their household and korach and his cohorts

51
Q

it says in posuk lamed beis veeis col harechush why not rechusham

A

because then the mem would be reffering to the subject of the posuk which would exclude the children

52
Q

hibdalu

A

you should seperate

53
Q

mitoch haeyda

A

from amongst the cong.

54
Q

va’achaleh osam

A

I will destroy them

55
Q

keragah

A

immediately

56
Q

tiktzof

A

you will get angry

57
Q

suru nah

A

move now

58
Q

ve’al tigu

A

and don’t touch