Names
What is the name of the Nassi of Shevet Levi?
Elazar ben Aharon HaKohen
וּנְשִׂיא֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י הַלֵּוִ֔י אֶלְעָזָ֖ר בֶּן־אַֽהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֑ן
1:32
What is the exact date (day/month/year) that Hashem told Moshe to take a census of Bnei Yisrael?
Rosh Chodesh Iyar, 2449
1:1
בְּאֶחָד֩ לַחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֜י בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשֵּׁנִ֗ית לְצֵאתָ֛ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם
What is not allowed to be seen, in this week's Parsha?
4:20
The Keilim that belonged in the Kodesh (and Kodesh HaKedoshim). They must be wrapped in two separate coverings, whenever travelling.
According to Rashi, what should be the minimum age for army service?
20 years
1:3
כָּל־יֹצֵא צָבָא - All those fit to serve in the army. This tells us that one does not serve in the army if under 20 years old. כָּל־יֹצֵא צָבָא. מַגִּיד שֶׁאֵין יוֹצֵא בַּצָּבָא פָּחוּת מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים:
Which Nasi is a brother-in-law to Aharon HaKohen?
How?
Nachshon ben Aminadav, Nasi to Shevet Yehudah.
His sister, Elisheva, was married to Aharon.
Which two people are explicitly mentioned in the Parsha as not having children?
Nadav and Avihu
3:4
וַיָּ֣מָת נָדָ֣ב וַֽאֲבִיה֣וּא לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָֹ֡ה בְּהַקְרִבָם֩ אֵ֨שׁ זָרָ֜ה לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָֹה֙ בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר סִינַ֔י וּבָנִ֖ים לֹֽא־הָי֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם
How many times is the name of the Parsha, mentioned in the Parsha?
Four
1:1
1:19
3:4
4:14
Which two people are explicitly called "Bechor" - "firstborn" in this week's Parsha?
Reuven 1:20
רְאוּבֵן֙ בְּכֹ֣ר
Nadav 3:2
הַבְּכֹ֣ר | נָדָ֑ב
What did each family bring with them, when they came to be counted in the census?
They brought records of their Yichus (lineage), and witnesses to their birth status.
1:8
Which of the Eser Makos are mentioned in this week's Parsha?
Makas Bechoros
3:13
For all the firstborn are Mine: on the day I killed every firstborn in Egypt, I sanctified for Myself every firstborn in Israel by sparing them, both man and beast. They will be Mine; I am God.” יגכִּ֣י לִי֘ כָּל־בְּכוֹר֒ בְּיוֹם֩ הַכֹּתִ֨י כָל־בְּכ֜וֹר בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם הִקְדַּ֨שְׁתִּי לִ֤י כָל־בְּכוֹר֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵֽאָדָ֖ם עַד־בְּהֵמָ֑ה לִ֥י יִֽהְי֖וּ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֹֽה:
The name of which animal is mentioned 6 times in the Parsha?
Tachash
4:6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14
Barring Shevet Levi, which Shevet has the greatest number of people, and which has the smallest? What are the numbers?
Largest: Yehudah - 74,600
Smallest: Menashe - 32,200
Which word meaning "according to their heads" appears 5 times in the Parsha?
BONUS 100 points: What is the literal meaning of this word?
לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם
1:2, 1:18, 1:20, 1:22, 3:47
BONUS: skull
What issue of Tznius came up with regards to counting Shevet Levi, and how does Rashi resolve this issue?
How to count all the male members of the tribe, from the age of one month and upwards (without physically entering the private tents to count the nursing babies)?
Hashem told Moshe to stand outside each tent, and a Bas Kol came forth and declared how many people should be counted.
3:16
Which two members of the Purim story are referenced by Rashi in this week's Parsha?
Bigsan and Seresh
3:7
Which person is also a city?
And what is his relationship to Moshe Rabbeinu?
Chevron
3:19
One of the sons of Kehas
וּבְנֵ֥י קְהָ֖ת לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם עַמְרָ֣ם וְיִצְהָ֔ר חֶבְר֖וֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל
Moshe Rabbeinu's uncle
Which Shevet has the smallest gematria?
Gad - 7
Find a Passuk which has the same man mentioned three times in it.
1:4
וְאִתְּכֶ֣ם יִֽהְי֔וּ אִ֥ישׁ אִ֖ישׁ לַמַּטֶּ֑ה אִ֛ישׁ רֹ֥אשׁ לְבֵית־אֲבֹתָ֖יו הֽוּא:
Why are the firstborns counted with 5 shekalim per person as opposed to everyone else with just 1 shekel?
3:46
To atone for the sale of Yosef, Rochel's firstborn, who was sold by his brothers for 5 shekalim (20 pieces of silver).
Which five members of the same immediate family, all have names which begin with the same letter?
אהרן
אלישבע
אביהוא
אלעזר
איתמר
1:14
אֶלְיָסָ֖ף בֶּן־דְּעוּאֵֽל - Nasi of Gad
3:24
אֶלְיָסָ֖ף בֶּן־לָאֵֽל: - Nasi of Gershon (from Levi)
Of all the Nesiim listed in the Parsha, which one has the smallest Gematria?
Eliav = 44
Nasi of Zevulun
Find 5 consecutive words that appear 3 times in the Parsha.
כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָֹ֖ה אֶת־משֶׁ֑ה
1:19
2:33
3:51
What discrepancy in the numbers tally does Rashi address?
And how does he resolve this discrepancy?
Torah says the number of male Leviim one month and over is 22,000. But if you tally up all the numbers listed prior to that (Gershon: 7500, Kehos: 8600, Merari: 6200), this equals 22,300.
Rashi explains that each Levi served to redeem a firstborn. Since 300 Leviim were firstborns, they themselves needed to be redeemed, so they could not redeem others.
Of all the people mentioned in Parshat Bamidbar, one of them has two names.
Who is it?
The father of the Nasi of Shevet Gad:
Deu'el in 1:14
and
Reu'el in 2:14