Names
Name Noach's three sons.
Shem, Cham, Yafes
9:18
How old was Noach when the Mabul started?
600 years old
Which Nusach appears in Parshat Noach?
Ashkenaz
10:3
Which city, mentioned elsewhere in Nach, is described as "great"?
Nineveh
10:12
Of all the creatures mentioned in the Parsha, which is the only one which is eligible to be used as a Korban?
Dove - Yonah
Find shem in the parsha, that does not refer to the son of Noach.
11:4
וַיֹּֽאמְר֞וּ הָ֣בָה | נִבְנֶה־לָּ֣נוּ עִ֗יר וּמִגְדָּל֙ וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹ בַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְנַֽעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֖נוּ שֵׁ֑ם פֶּן־נָפ֖וּץ עַל־פְּנֵ֥י כָל־הָאָֽרֶץ:
7:24 - the waters strengthen on the earth for 150 days.
8:4 - for 150 days the waters subside until the teivah rests on the mountains of ararat.
Which exact Bracha did Noach receive in this week's Parsha, that Adam received in last week's Parsha?
פְּר֥וּ וּרְב֖וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
9:1
What are the two opinions as to when exactly the Mabul started?
Rabbi Eliezer: 17th of Cheshvan
Rabbi Yehoshua: 17th of Iyar
7:11
Who was Noach's wife?
Where is she mentioned in Tanach?
Naamah.
Bereishit 4:22
וְצִלָּ֣ה גַם־הִ֗וא יָֽלְדָה֙ אֶת־תּ֣וּבַל קַ֔יִן לֹטֵ֕שׁ כׇּל־חֹרֵ֥שׁ נְחֹ֖שֶׁת וּבַרְזֶ֑ל וַֽאֲח֥וֹת תּֽוּבַל־קַ֖יִן נַֽעֲמָֽה׃
Both Shem and Cham have a grandson with the same name. Who is it?
Chavilah
10:7, 29
7 pairs of kosher animals (7:2)
7 days wait before the Mabul begins (7:4)
Teivah rests on the mountain in the 7th month (8:4)
Noach waits 7 days before sending the dove on each mission. (8:10)
Find a three-letter word, that appears three times in Parshat Noach. Once in connection to Hashem, and twice in connection to Reshaim.
11:3
11:4
11:7
הָ֚בָה
What are the three reasons Rashi brings down as to why a Mabul is called a Mabul?
6:17
1. It ruined (Bilah) everything
2. It brought everything into confusion (Bilbel)
3. It brought everything down (Hovil) from high to low
What were the three rewards/punishments given to the three sons of Noach, after the episode of him becoming drunk?
Shem: merited that his descendants should receive the Mitzvah of Tzitzis
Yafes: merited that his descendants receive proper burials.
Cham: his descendants would be captives and sent into exile
For which two names does the Torah also give the reason for the name?
Provide the names and the reasons.
10:25 - Peleg. Because in his days the world would be Niflagah = divided
11:9 = Bavel. Because this was the place where Hashem "Balal" confused, the world.
Of the three sons of Noach, which had the most descendants listed by name in the Parsha, and how many?
Cham = 31
What instruction appears by the animals, but not by the birds?
Animals:
Noach was instructed to take seven pairs of the kosher variety of animals, and only two pairs of the non-kosher variety of animals. 7:2
Birds:
Noach was instructed to take seven pairs of birds, but it didn't say whether they were kosher or not. 7:3
What hint is given in the Torah to indicate this idea?
Generations of King Chizkiyahu and Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
L'doros is spelled without the Vovs.
Who was the first person to name their child after their parent?
Terach. Called his son Nachor, after his father Nachor.
11:25-26
My grandfather's name has the same letters as mine, but in the reverse order. We both appear in the Parsha. Who are we?
10:22-23
Shem and Mush
What are the 6 Parshiyot that are named after people?
Noach
Chayei Sara
Yisro
Korach
Balak
Pinchas
What was found and what was not found, in Parshat Noach?
Found: 11:2
וַיְהִ֖י בְּנָסְעָ֣ם מִקֶּ֑דֶם וַיִּמְצְא֥וּ בִקְעָ֛ה בְּאֶ֥רֶץ שִׁנְעָ֖ר וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ שָֽׁם:
Not Found: 8:9
וְלֹא־מָֽצְאָה֩ הַיּוֹנָ֨ה מָנ֜וֹחַ לְכַף־רַגְלָ֗הּ וַתָּ֤שָׁב אֵלָיו֙ אֶל־הַתֵּבָ֔ה כִּי־מַ֖יִם עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָדוֹ֙ וַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָ וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתָ֛הּ אֵלָ֖יו אֶל־הַתֵּבָֽה:
In what way were the people of Migdal Bavel, similar to Adam HaRishon?
11:5
בְּנֵי הָֽאָדָֽם - The descendants of man - Who else’s
descendants, then, could be meant? Perhaps the descendants of donkeys or camels?! It refers, however, to the descendants of Adam, the first man, who was ungrateful and said: “The woman whom You gave to be with me….” 4 These people, too, were ungrateful by rebelling against the One who had showered goodness upon them and had saved them from the Flood.
When do we say Kaddish after a non-Jew dies?
Last words of the Parsha are:
וַיָּ֥מָת תֶּ֖רַח בְּחָרָֽן
And then we say Kaddish after leining!