Vocabulary
What is a perek?
Whose descendants will live in a land that isn’t theirs?
Avram’s descendants will live in a land that isn’t theirs. They will work and be treated badly for 400 years.
Name 2 reasons Bnei Yisrael are in Mitzrayim
1) Famine 2) Gods plan 3) Paroh welcomes Yosef’s family
What is a parshanut?
A commentary that asks questions and gives answers about Torah text
Which is NOT one of Jacob’s sons who goes to Egypt? a) Asher b) Shimon c) Moshe d) Reuven
C) Moshe
What is a parshan?
A commentator who asks questions and gives answers about the Torah text
When the new Paroh came to power in the book of Shemot, who did the Paroh not know?
Yosef
What did Paroh do after he began to worry that Bnei Yisrael was too big and too strong?
Paroh enslaved Bnei Yisrael
(examples: the Egyptians put taskmasters over BY, BY were forced to build storage cities, BY were forced to work in the field…)
Which parshan (commentator) have we studied the most from so far?
Rashi
What country does Shemot take place in?
Egypt
Mar in English means a) bitter b) sour c) sweet or d) salty?
A) Bitter
Who is Rashi?
A famous Jewish commentator from France
The more the Egyptians mistreated Bnei Yisrael, the more Bnei Yisrael ______
Grew
What did Rashi say it meant when the new king “did not know Yosef”?
Paroh acted like he didnt know him
What are Bnei Yisrael forced to build as slaves?
Storage Cities
What are miyaldot?
Midwives
True or false: We know Paroh’s name.
False, we do not know the name of Paroh/the king of Egypt
Why didn’t the midwives listen to Paroh?
They feared God, they didn’t want to kill innocent babies
Name two interpretations for the word “b’farekh”.
1) Back-breaking 2) Stopping 3) Sweet Speech
What are midwives?
Women who help other women give birth safely
“The Egyptians enslaved Bnei Yisrael ____” (Perek 1: Pasuk 13)
B'farekh (ruthlessly)
Names of the two midwives
Shifra and Puah
Since the midwives don’t listen to Paroh’s order, Paroh tries again by _____
Ordering the Egyptians to throw all the baby boys in the Nile River
Who does Rashi think Shifra and Puah were?
Rashi argued that Shifra was Yocheved (Moshe’s mother) and Puah was Miriam (Moshe’s sister)
How does God view the midwives?
Favorably. God gave them families of their own.