Complaints and Cravings
bnei yisrael complained about not having this type of food in the midbar.
what is meat?
this person spoke lashon harah about moshe.
who is miriam?
These two spies remained faithful to hashem and encouraged the beni yisrael to enter the land.
who are yehoshua and calev?
The man violated Shabbat by gathering this.
what is wood?
Korach challenged the leadership of these two people.
Who are Moshe and Aharon?
bnei yisrael complained in front of hashem so he sent a punishment to consume a part of the camp.
what is the fire?
This was Miriam’s punishment for speaking against Moshe.
what is tzarat?
This pasuk, "וּנְתָנָ֖הּ לָ֑נוּ אֶ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־הִ֛וא זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ", is said to describe the land of Canaan in this context.
What is how the spies (or Yehoshua and Kalev) referred to the Promised Land as a land flowing with milk and honey?
bnei yisrael have to something for hashem when they get to land of israel.
what is give korbanot?
Korach was closely related to Moshe, Aharon, and Miriam because of this family connection.
What is that they were first cousins?
As a punishment for their complaints, God sent these creatures to attack the Israelites.
What are venomous snakes?
The punishment for Miriam lasted for this many days.
what is seven days?
This was the punishment for the generation that believed the spies’ bad report.
What is wandering the desert for 40 years and dying there?
hashem/moshe publisizes the person who broke shabbat.
what is to teach bnei a lesson?
This many men were consumed by fire for offering incense during Korach’s rebellion.
what is 250?
In this pasuk, "וַיִּלֹּ֙נוּ֙ עַל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן," bnei yisrael expressed their despair, wishing they had died in these two places.
What are the lands of mitzrayim and the midbar?
"תְּדַבֵּ֨ר מִרְיָ֤ם וְאַהֲרֹן֙" – This is the reason Miriam’s name is mentioned first when she and Aharon spoke about Moshe.
What is because she initiated the conversation?
This is the number of spies that were sent to scout the land.
What is twelve?
According to chizkuni, these individuals found the מקושש עצים violating Shabbat.
Who are the Shabbat patrollers that Moshe appointed?
In this dramatic event, described in "וַתִּפְתַּ֤ח הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֶת־פִּ֔יהָ", this happened to Korach and his followers as a punishment for their rebellion.
What is the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, and all their possessions?
In this verse, "וַיָּבֹא֩ הָעָ֨ם אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֜ה וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ חָטָ֗אנוּ", the bnei yisrael admitted their sin and asked Moshe to do this on their behalf.
what is the teffilah to hashem to remove the venemous snakes?
According to Rashi, this is the reason why the story of the spies is placed right after the story of Miriam
What is that both stories involve speaking badly, and the spies should have learned from Miriam’s punishment for lashon hara but failed to do so?
The spies’ negative report caused Bnei Yisrael to react in this way.
What is crying and wanting to return to Egypt?
This commandment was given after the story of the man who gathered wood.
what is the mitzvah of tzizit?
According to Ramban, this is why Korach chose this specific moment to rebel against Moshe.
What is because Bnei Yisrael had lost faith in Moshe after recent events, making it the perfect time to challenge his leadership?