Test 1 Shemot Flashcards

Question

meaning of the rambam of why shemot starts with 'AND' הקדמת הרמב"ן

Answer 1

bereshiet is the Sefer of creation. shemot is completing bereshiet.

Answer 2

these are the names of the sons: TYPE 2 Q:Why is Hashem counting them again? A: To show his love for them (names show importance and love like the stars) MM: b/c Hashem just listed them at end of Beresheit this CANT be just for info. in beresheit Shoftim are listed in birth order in shemot, listed according to mom Q: why order switched? A: beresheit were focused on individual but in shemot were focused on building a nation.

Answer 3

the significance of repeating names is Bnei Yisrael was saved in the merit of 4 things and one of them was not changing their names the other three are: 2. not changing language 3. careful abt immortality 4. careful abt no negative speech It shows the importance of names and maybe even why the Sefer is called “Shemot.” "names."

Answer 4

Yosef was already in mitzrayim TYPE 2 and 5 Q: why is Yosef separated out from count of 70? A: to show his rightesnous and tell us Yosef remained same tzadik he was as Shepard and then as king in mitzrayim MM: b/c otherwise I know that Yosef was in mitzrayim. so it must be coming to teach me something totally different. Q: how is it 70 ppl if Yosef and brothers were already in egypt A: Yosef and brothers are included so its 69 (yocheved born at gate) or you can round it

Answer 5

increased abundantly TYPE 2 Q: why use 6 words to say they were many? A: they had 6 babies at a time (drash) MM:must be coming to tell us something other than they were many the torah wouldn't use 6 words to say same things.

Answer 6

A new king arose type 2 q: whats new a: 1. ac. a new king 2. new decrees MM: he says מלך… bc “he didn't know abt Yosef” comes right after and the NEW king might not know Yosef. he says new decrees bc even a new king would know Yosef (history) also bc we are still referring too pharaoh.

Answer 7

the king didn't know who Yosef was TYPE 2 q: how could he not know Yosef a: he was pretending MM: EVERYONE knows Yosef so he must be pretending

Answer 8

explaining the connection between these pieces of information (Yosef and brothers died, Bnei Yisrael were a lot, and a new king came along…) (evolution of the start of the slavery)

Answer 9

THEY WILL RISE FROM LAND type 2 q: who is ועלה מן הארץ referring to? who will leave? a:1.against our will (bnei yisroel will leave)-PSHAT 2. Pharaoh is scared mitzriim will be kicked out and jews will get land pharaoh says they bc he's embarrassed MM: a conquering nation stays in land and kicks out original

Answer 10

1-tax 2-secretley told mildot to kill baby boys 3-all mitzriim told to throw baby boys in river 4-seek out babies and drag out of houses and throw in nile 4th decree was not more than three years bc its from birth of Aron to Moshe

Answer 11

tax collectors type 2 q: what does it mean? what was the tax? a: storage cities MM: its the connection between the halves of passuk-no money mentioned a tax

Answer 12

they appoint over it type 1 q: who is it refereeing to a:the nation

Answer 13

in order to afflict w their burdens type 1-grammatical q:whose burden/suffereing a: mitzrayim MM: if it was referring to jews it would say למען ענותו בסבלותו