Parsha Va'era

Plagues

100

This was the first plague.

What is blood?

200

This is what happened to the fish in the Nile River during the first plague.

What is death/dying?

300

This number of plagues were listed in this parsha.

What is seven?

400

This is something that could be considered the eleventh plague.

What is the hardening of Pharaoh's heart?

500

These two objects were combined to create the seventh plague. (Hint: Robert Frost)

What is Fire and Ice?

G-d's Commandments

100

This is the mountain that Adonai commands the Israelites to go to.

What is Mount Sinai?

200

In Va’era, God reassures Moses that He has heard the cries of the Israelites and remembers this agreement with their ancestors.

What is the covenant?

300

Adonai called Moses's four jobs this specific title.

What are the four expressions of redemption?

400

Name one of the jobs of Moses (close phrasing required)

What are to take out the Children of Israel from Egypt, to deliver them from their enslavement, to redeem them, or to acquire them?

500

In Va’era, God warns that Pharaoh’s heart will be strengthened so that God’s signs can increase in this land.

What is Egypt?

Moses

100

This was the profession that Moses practiced before he became the leader of the Israelites.

What is a shepherd?

200

In Va’era, Moses performs signs in Egypt to show that this higher authority sent him.

Who is G-d?

300

Moses found it hard to speak to the Israelites about freeing them because of this problem.

What is a speech impediment?

400

Moses had Aaron's staff turned into this hebrew word to scare Pharaoh into relenting.

?תַּנִּין What is a

500

This was the exact phrasing that Moses and Aaron used to convince Pharaoh to let their people go.

What is “Let My people go, so that they may serve Me in the wilderness.”?

Wild Card

100

In Va’era, God promises to free the Israelites with an “outstretched” version of this body part.

What is an arm?

200

The magicians "recreated" every plague, until this one.

What is lice?

300

This is the English name of Va'era, referring to when Adonai spoke to the forefathers.

What is "And I [G-d] Appeared"?

400

Moses had to do this action to bring upon the sixth plague

What is throwing fistfuls of ash into the air?

500

Aaron and Moses were these ages when they had last seen each other before teaming up to speak to Pharaoh (some math required, relative answer)

What is around 40 and 43?