Shabbat
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100

These are the amount of days one should do work.

What is six days?

100
The building of the ark needed this specific wood.

What is acacia wood?

100

The character trait of all those who participated in the building of the Mishkan.

What is -- one 'whose spirit was moved' - כל אשר נדבה רוחו- and all who 'excelled in ability' כל איש אשר נשאו לבו?

100

The number of prohibited work categories on Shabbat.

What are 39?

100

The origin (hint!) of Shabbat observance.

What is Gd created on six days and He rested or created rest on the seventh day?

200
The day when one is required to rest.

What is the seventh day?

200

Oil was needed for this in the Mishkan.

What is for lighting the lamps- menorot מנרות?

200
Women willingly donated their jewelry to the building of the Mishkan but against their will for this other project.

What is the building of the Golden Calf  - עגל הזהב?

200
The literary method (hint: two ideas the are CLOSE TOGETHER) that the Sages used to understand the meaning of work.

What is juxtaposition ?

200

Besides prohibitions, TWO things (or more) that we do to Honor Shabbat- לכבוד שבת.

What is wear nice clothing, eat fancier foods, set a nice table (table cloth, nicer dishes, etc)--etc.?

300

The importance of observing Shabbat and not violating the Shabbat can be inferred from this detail.

What is if someone violates the Shabbat, they should be put to death? (!!!)

300
Donations of spices were needed for this.

What is to make the incense  קטרת?

300

The specific skill that women contributed to the building of the Mishkan.

What is spinning wool and goat's hair into yarn and thread?

300

The reason all the steps for making bread became prohibited labors on Shabbat.

What is it was necessary to make the show bread which was on the Shulchan  שלחן- the table?

300

The reason one lights TWO candles on Shabbat.

What is for the two different ways Shabbat is commanded in the Ten Commandments: In Shemot it is שמור (observe) and in Devarim it is זכור (remember)?

400

The specific specific Shabbat prohibition mentioned in the Parasha.

What is not lighting a fire?
400

This particular kind of fabric was needed to make the garments for the High Priest, the כהן גדול.

What is linen?

400

The general contractor and human architect of the Mishkan and his subcontractor.

Who are Betzalel בצלאל and Oholiav אהליאב?

400

Not sorting your laundry on Shabbat could be part of this category of work.

What is separating or ברור?

400

The reason we have TWO challot on the Shabbat table.

What is to commemorate the double portion of מן Manna that fell on Friday for the Jews in their travels in the desert?
500

The ritual done to signify the Shabbat has started in the home and to make sure that although fire is prohibited, we do not sit in the dark on Shabbat.

What is הדלקת נרות- Hadlakat Neirot- lighting Shabbat candles?

500

Lapis lazuli ( a blue stone) and other stones were necessary to make this accessory worn by the High Priest כהן גדול.

What is the breast piece, the ephod  אפוד?

500

The reason the fundraiser for the Mishkan came to an end.

What is because they collected more material and labor than they needed?

500

In addition to the Torah prohibition of lighting a fire, the Sages derived this from the labors in the Mishkan.

What is extinguishing a fire? מכבה

500

This specific Sabbath stew enables people to have warm food on Shabbat day without lighting a fire.

What is cholent?

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