Shorashim
Textual Questions
Questions
Prashanim
Basic Information
100

ב.ר.א

create

100

what did Hashem do:

וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים | לָאוֹר֙ י֔וֹם וְלַח֖שֶׁךְ קָ֣רָא לָ֑יְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד: 

Hashem called the light day and the darkness night

100

What is a Milah Mancha? What is the Milah Mancha in sefer Bereshit?

A word or phrase that repeats and we learn something from it

Toldot

100

According to Rashi what type of Sefer is the Torah? Therefore, what did he think it should start with?

A book of mitzvot.

Rosh Chodesh the 1st Mitzvah given to Bnei Yisroel

100

What is the 2nd book of the Torah?

Shemot

200

ע.ש.ה

do/make

200

What did Hashem do?

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִים֘ אֶת־הָֽרָקִיעַ֒ וַיַּבְדֵּ֗ל בֵּ֤ין הַמַּ֨יִם֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ מִתַּ֣חַת לָֽרָקִ֔יעַ וּבֵ֣ין הַמַּ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעַ֣ל לָֽרָקִ֑יעַ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן:

made the הָֽרָקִיעַ֒ 

200

What was created on day 3 and what day is parallel to it and what was created

Land and sea. Day 6 and animals and man were created.

200

What reason does Rashi give for starting with creation?

To tell us Hashem created the world and he could choose who he would give it to and he chose us. So no one can accuse us of stealing it

200

What is the third Sedra?

Lech-Lecha

300

ר.א.ה

See

300

What did Hashem see

וַיַּ֤רְא אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וְהִנֵּה־ט֖וֹב מְאֹ֑ד וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי:

That it was good

300

What is בחירה and דחייה how does it relay to the theme of Bereshit

It means chosen and rejected.

The theme of Sefer Bereshit is about those who were chosen and those who were rejected

300

Why according to the Ramban do we start with Bereshit?

to teach us about שכר and עונש that in order to remain in the land we need to deserve it.

300

What is the Ramban's full name?

Rav Moshe ben Nachman

400

הבדל

separate

400

About who is it talking about when it says וַיִּבְרָ֨א 

וַיִּבְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים | אֶת־הָֽאָדָם֙ בְּצַלְמ֔וֹ בְּצֶ֥לֶם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּרָ֣א אֹת֑וֹ זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בָּרָ֥א אֹתָֽם

Hashem

400

Which day of creation is missing the formula of creation? What is missing? 

Day 2

כי טוב

400

Who does the Netziv say we can learn from?  What can we learn?

The Avot. How to live a life doing what is just.

400

What is the Rashbam's name? Who is he related to? What type of Parshan

Rav Shmuel ben Meir. He is Rashi's grandson and he is P'shat

500

כ.ל.ה

finish

500

What did Hashem make and how

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים נַֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֛ם בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּ כִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּ וְיִרְדּוּ֩ בִדְגַ֨ת הַיָּ֜ם וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּבְכָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וּבְכָל־הָרֶ֖מֶשׂ הָֽרֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ:

Man in the image of Hashem

500

What 2 things are different about the creation of man?

Made in the image of Hashem בצלם אלוקים and they will rule over the rest of creation

500

What does it mean to have בחירה חפשי? What is this in connection to?

Free will to choose to do right or wrong/good or bad

This is what it means to be created בצלם אלוקים

500

What is the last Sedra in Sefer Bereshit?

Vayachi