Names
What non-kosher animal is mentioned in this week's Parsha?
BONUS 100 POINTS: When is the first time in Torah this animal is mentioned?
When Avraham saddles his donkey in preparation for the journey to Akeidas Yitzchak. (Bereishis 22:3)
How many followers did Korach have?
250 +3 (Dasan, Aviram, On) = 253 followers
Which land is described as "Zavat Chalav u'Devash?"
Dasan and Aviram describe Mitzrayim as a land flowing with milk and honey. (16:13)
According to Rashi, why did Korach rebel against Moshe and Aharon?
He was jealous of the fact that they had appointed Elitzafan ben Uziel as Nosi of Kehos, rather than himself who technically speaking, as a result of birth order, should have been appointed.
Rashi 16:1
"Tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are."
Most of Korach's followers were from the tribe of Reuven, who encamped closest to him and his family, and were negatively influenced to join him, as a result of their close association with him.
Whose name is missing in the list of people who were punished for being part of Korach's rebellion, and why?
On ben Peles - listed in the beginning of the Parsha, but not mentioned by the punishments (16:24).
Not mentioned, because his wife saved his life by preventing him from joining the active rebellion.
How much do we pay for Pidyon HaBen
5 silver shekel (20 geira)
18:16
Find a Passuk where the same Shoresh is mentioned in it, five times.
וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר משֶׁ֜ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ אֵלָ֣יו | כָּל־נְשִֽׂיאֵיהֶ֡ם מַטֶּה֩ לְנָשִׂ֨יא אֶחָ֜ד מַטֶּ֨ה לְנָשִׂ֤יא אֶחָד֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֔ם שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר מַטּ֑וֹת וּמַטֵּ֥ה אַֽהֲרֹ֖ן בְּת֥וֹךְ מַטּוֹתָֽם:
17:22
How did Moshe Rabbeinu know that Ketores would stop the plague?
(Rashi 17:11)
Korach "took" means Korach took himself and separated himself from the rest of the congregation to stir up machlokes and challenge Moshe and Aharon.
Which person is mentioned once in this week's Parsha, and nowhere else in the entire Torah?
On ben Peles (16:1)
Exactly how many people did as a result of Korach's rebellion?
14,700 died in the plague
250 died by burning and then were swallowed by the pit
Which one of the Bigdei Kehunah are mentioned in this week's Parsha, but with a different meaning?
Tzitz - buds
וַיְהִ֣י מִמָּֽחֳרָ֗ת וַיָּבֹ֤א משֶׁה֙ אֶל־אֹ֣הֶל הָֽעֵד֔וּת וְהִנֵּ֛ה פָּרַ֥ח מַטֵּה־אַֽהֲרֹ֖ן לְבֵ֣ית לֵוִ֑י וַיֹּ֤צֵ֥א פֶ֨רַח֙ וַיָּ֣צֵ֥ץ צִ֔יץ וַיִּגְמֹ֖ל שְׁקֵדִֽים
17:23
According to Rashi, why are the signs of Kehunah and the Terumos and Maaseros given to the Kohanim, mentioned in this week's Parsha?
Because Korach came and challenged Aharon's right to the Kehunah, so now Torah comes and write it out explicitly, setting it in stone so to speak.
Rashi 18:8
Of the ten things created Bein Hashmashos, which ones are (chatzi) listed in the Parsha?
- Pi HaAretz = mouth of the earth
- (mouth of the ) donkey
- (Moshe's) staff
Name two sets of two brothers in Parshat Korach.
Moshe and Aharon
Dasan and Aviram (bnei Eliav)
Which action is done 3 times by one man, and twice by another?
Falling on one's face
3 times by Moshe and twice by Aharon
1) וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע משֶׁ֔ה וַיִּפֹּ֖ל עַל־פָּנָֽיו (16:4)
2) וַיִּפְּל֤וּ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶם֙ (16:22)
3) וַיִּפְּל֖וּ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶֽם (17:10)
A string of 9 consecutive words appears twice in the Parsha. What are they?
מִתּוֹךְ֙ הָֽעֵדָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את וַֽאֲכַלֶּ֥ה אֹתָ֖ם כְּרָ֑גַע וַיִּפְּל֖וּ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶֽם:
Remove yourselves from this community, and I will consume them in an instant
First time: second and third Pesukim of Shlishi
Second time: second Possuk of Revii
According to Rashi, at what age does Beis Din shel Maalah (Beis Din in Shamayim) punish a person?
Only from the age of 20.
Rashi 16:27
The plague is only stopped when Aharon brings Ketores. Where else in Torah does a Mageifah stop as a result of an individual's actions?
In Parshas Balak, when the daughters of Midyan entice Bnei Yisroel to sin. As a punishment, a plague breaks out, and it is only stopped when Pinchas kills Zimri and davens for Bnei Yisroel.
Which person in this week's Parsha is also a food item?
Yitzhar
- Korach ben Yitzhar
- Terumah needs to be separated from various produce including Yitzhar (oil) 18:12
Of all 13 people mentioned by name in this week's Parsha, who has the smallest Gematria, and what is it?
לוי = 46
Which word in 17:12 spells out מגפה - plague, using the At-Bash method?
וירץ בא"ת ב"ש אותיות מגפה שרץ לעצור המגפה:
(Baal HaTurim)
What did Korach foresee, that convinced him that he could sin against Moshe and Aharon, especially after having been warned the consequences of doing so.
He saw that Shmuel HaNavi would come from him and thought that meant he wouldn't be killed as punishment for his rebellion.
Rashi 16:7
Which word in Parshat Korach has the largest Gematria of any word in the entire Torah, adding up to 1,500?
Hint: Only 5 letters.
הַֽמְעַ֗ט כִּ֤י הֶֽעֱלִיתָ֨נוּ֙ מֵאֶ֨רֶץ זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ לַֽהֲמִיתֵ֖נוּ בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּֽי־תִשְׂתָּרֵ֥ר עָלֵ֖ינוּ גַּם־הִשְׂתָּרֵֽר:
Is it not enough that you have brought us out of a land flowing with milk and date- and fig-honey to kill us in the desert, that you should also exercise authority over us