Rashi Questions
Hashem doesnt fight his wars with weapons but with his....
name
אז ישיר (az yashir)
then he will sing
whit which hand does Hashem crush the enemy?
right hand
what happened with the mitzrim after they chased bnei israel into the yam suf?
the yam suf closed on them and they all died
from where did the women have tambourines to sing and dance by the yam suf?
they were tzadikos so they had bitachon that Hashem is going to take them out of Mitzraim, so they had them ready in Mitzraim
why does it say "כל סוס פרעה" in singular?
this is to teach us that for Hashem all of Paro's horses were counted as one.
רכבו (richboi)
his chariot
why did they name the place "mara"?
because the water was bitter (mar=bitter)
When did Bnei Israel Started singing? why?
after Kryias yam suf because they were so thankful to Hashem for the big miracle that he did.
why did the water in the yam suf become mud?
mida keneged mida, because the mitzrim enslaved bnei israel with mud, they made them work with mud
it says that Hashem "stirred" the mitzrim in the sea - what is the mashal that rashi uses?
like a person that is stirring a pot
חומה (choma)
wall
what is "the mountain of your inheritance"
yarushalaim (where the beis hamikdash was)
for how many days did bnei israel walk in the desert until they found water?
3
why does is say that Miriam was the sister of Aharon and not Moshe?
1. because when miriam had her nevua Moshe wasn't born so she was only Aharon's sister
2. because Aharon was the one to give up is life when Miriam had tzaraas
why do we fear to tell Hashem's praises?
because it will never be enough
רוח אפיך (ruach apecha)
the breath of your nostrils
why did the people who lived in Cnaan melt?
because they knew that bnei israel are coming to conquer their land (eretz israel)
what did Hashem tell moshe to do in order to have good water to drink?
to throw a piece of wood into the bitter waters
name the 3 different types of mitzrim and the 3 different ways they died in the yam suf
reshaim - like straw
beinonim - like stone
good ones - like lead
it says on the pasuk "זה אלי" - what does rashi explain about this?
that hashem revealed himself so much that bnei israel were able to see Hashem and even point to him with their finger.
יְהֹוָ֥ה ׀ יִמְלֹ֖ךְ לְעֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד
Hashem will reign forever and ever
from which direction did the wind come to split the sea?
from the east
what did beni israel find in Eilim and how many? (2)
12 springs of water
70 palm trees
why did Hashem make the sea to "spit out" the mitzrim after they died?
so bnei israel don't think that maybe they came out of the sea alive.