Names
Name the only country that appears in Parshat Metzorah.
Eretz Canaan
14:34
How many Pesukim are in this week's Parsha?
90
Who is mentioned 45 times in this Parsha?
Why could it be considered good to have Tzoraas on your house?
To find the hidden gold the Emorim had stored inside the walls of their houses.
14:34
Name two famous people in Torah that contracted Tzoraas.
Miriam
Moshe
Name the two colours mentioned in this week's Parsha. (Heb, Eng)
יְרַקְרַקֹּ֔ת - green
אֲדַמְדַּמֹּ֑ת - red
Where can we find the numbers 1, 2 and 3 in this week's Parsha?
1: lamb in his first year 14:10, one log olive oil, one sheep 14:12
2: two birds 14:4
3: 3/10ths of an ephah 14:10
What two things are described as being alive in this Parsha?
Mayim Chayim - 'living waters'. 14:5
Tziporim Chayot - 'living birds'. 14:4
Explain the Midah Kne'ged Midah for the four items that are required as part of a Metzorah's cleansing process.
14:4
Birds: You chattered about someone else, so you need to bring birds to atone, which constantly chatter and chirp.
Cedar: Your arrogance caused you to talk about other people in this manner. Cedar is the tallest tree.
Red wool and hyssop: Remedy for the arrogance? Humility - red dye comes from the Tolaat, a lowly worm/bug. Hyssop is a low shrub/bush.
When may a Metzorah not be pronounced Tahor?
At night
Rashi 14:2
Name the 4 different types of Korbanos mentioned in this week's Parsha:
Mincha - 14:10
Asham - 14:12
Chatas - 14:13
Olah - 14:13
Find a Passuk that has four different numbers in it.
14:10
וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֗י יִקַּ֤ח שְׁנֵֽי־כְבָשִׂים֙ תְּמִימִ֔ם וְכַבְשָׂ֥ה אַחַ֛ת בַּת־שְׁנָתָ֖הּ תְּמִימָ֑ה וּשְׁלשָׁ֣ה עֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים סֹ֤לֶת מִנְחָה֙ בְּלוּלָ֣ה בַשֶּׁ֔מֶן וְלֹ֥ג אֶחָ֖ד שָֽׁמֶן:
8, 1, 2, 3
What three letters comprise a verb, and a colour, that are both mentioned in this Parsha?
ירק
to spit" - 16:8"
green" - 14:37"
Why is Niddah called by this term?
This is because when a woman is Niddah, she and her husband must separate physically from one another.
15:19
Which word appears as a colour and also a number in Parshat Metzorah?
14:4 red wool - שְׁנִ֥י תוֹלַ֖עַת
שְׁנֵֽי־כְבָשִׂים֙ - two lambs 14:6
Name a body part that appears only in this Parsha, and nowhere else in Torah.
"Gabot Einav" - eyebrows. 14:9
A Metzorah must even shave off his eyebrows as part of his purification process.
Find a Passuk that has 6 different verbs in it.
14:8
וְכִבֶּס֩ הַמִּטַּהֵ֨ר אֶת־בְּגָדָ֜יו וְגִלַּ֣ח אֶת־כָּל־שְׂעָר֗וֹ וְרָחַ֤ץ בַּמַּ֨יִם֙ וְטָהֵ֔ר וְאַחַ֖ר יָב֣וֹא אֶל־הַמַּֽחֲנֶ֑ה וְיָשַׁ֛ב מִח֥וּץ לְאָֽהֳל֖וֹ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים
being cleansed, immerse clothes in water, shave his hair, wash in water, enter the camp, sit outside
Find four different expressions used in Metzorah for washing/cleansing with water.
14:51 - וְטָבַ֣ל
שָׁטַ֣ף - 15:11
וְרָחַ֤ץ - 14:8
וְכִבֶּ֧ס - 14:8
What part of the Beis HaMikdash is mentioned by name in a Rashi in this Parsha?
Shaar Nikanor - Nikanor's Gate
14:11
What action, normally forbidden, is part of the purification process of the Metzorah?
Normally a man is forbidden to shave off the hair of his entire body, namely because you cannot cut off the peyos, the beard, and may also involve the prohibition of Lo Silbash (not adopting practices of a woman like shaving parts of the body).
But in this Parsha, a Metzorah must shave off all the hair on his body as part of his purification.
14:8-9
From the 5 body parts below named in the Parsha, pick the odd one out:
finger, thumb, palm, big toe, ear.
14:15
palm
וְלָקַ֥ח הַכֹּהֵ֖ן מִלֹּ֣ג הַשָּׁ֑מֶן וְיָצַ֛ק עַל־כַּ֥ף הַכֹּהֵ֖ן הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית
And the kohen shall take some of the log of oil, and pour [it] onto the kohen's left palm.
It's the only one that is LEFT. All the others are RIGHT.
Which creature in Parshat Metzorah has the same gematria as the word for Peace?
Connection?
376 = שלום - צפור
Two birds had to be taken as part of the purification process for Tzoraas. This is because talking Loshon Horo causes two people or parties to become estranged. Two birds must then be brought, to bring Shalom, peace, back to the affected parties
752 = צפור In addition, two x
752 = זהב
Making peace between people is as valuable as gold
Find at least 5 opposites in this week's Parsha:
(eg: young/old, short/tall)
out/in - יָצָא֙/ יָב֣וֹא
day/night - יום/ערב
man/woman - איש/אשה
pure/impure - טמא/טהור
male lamb/female lamb כבש/כבשה
Sit/Lie
Life/Death
Left/Right
What doesn't Rashi know in this week's Parsha?
The origins and etymology of the word "tnuch" - middle wall of the ear.
14:14
Why is a Metzorah called a Metzorah?
מצורע
One of the most common ways to become a Metzorah was by speaking Loshon Horo.
The word מצורע is a combination of two words:
מוציא רע - "one who brings out evil" (about another person)