Who
When the new Pharaoh came to power in the book of Shemot, who did the he not know?
יוסף
What do we learn from the words:
מלך חדש
1. New decrees 2. New king
Where does Parshat Shemot take place?
מצרים
How did the midwives keep the babies alive?
they fed them and gave them to drink
Why were Bnei Yisrael in Mitzrayim?
1) Famine 2) G-ds plan 3) Pharaoh welcomed Yosef’s family
Who is ותמלא הארץ אתם talking about?
בני ישראל
What was Pharaoh afraid of?
The Jews multiplying and starting a war
Where is פתם ורעמסס
Supply cities in Mitzrayim
How do we know Bnei Yisrael had 6 babies at a time?
פָּרוּ וַיִּשְׁרְצוּ וַיִּרְבּוּ וַיַּעַצְמוּ בִּמְאֹד מְאֹד
Why did Pharaoh enslaved Bnei Yisrael?
He worried that Bnei Yisrael were getting too big and too strong
Who said to who?
כִּי לֹא כַנָּשִׁים הַמִּצְרִיֹּת הָעִבְרִיֹּת
פרעה אל המילדות
What does "מר" mean?
a) bitter b) sour c) sweet or d) salty
A) Bitter
Where should the baby boys be thrown?
כָּל־הַבֵּן הַיִּלּוֹד הַיְאֹרָה תַּשְׁלִיכֻהוּ
How does Rashi explain that the new king “did not know Yosef”?
Pharaoh acted like he didnt know him
Why were Bnei Yisroel multiplying at such a fast rate?
The more the Egyptians mistreated Bnei Yisrael, the more Bnei Yisrael grew
Who are the Shevatim listed in the beginning of the Parshah?
רְאוּבֵן שִׁמְעוֹן, לֵוִי וִיהוּדָה, יִשָּׂשכָר זְבוּלֻן, וּבִנְיָמִן, דָּן וְנַפְתָּלִי, גָּד וְאָשֵׁר
what do we learn from the words:
ויוסף היה במצרים
This shows Yosef did not change himself the whole time he was in Mitzrayim
Where did the hard work take place?
in the fields of Mitzrayim
How should you translate the word: בפרק
Back-breaking labor
Why didn’t the midwives listen to Pharaoh?
They feared G-d, they didn’t want to kill innocent babies
Shifra was Yocheved (Moshe’s mother)
Puah was Miriam (Moshe’s sister)
What is Pharaoh's second decree?
Ordering the Egyptians to throw all the baby boys in the Nile River
Where did the Jewish women give birth?
On the birthstool, before a midwife could even make it to them
How does G-d view the midwives?
Favorably. He gave them families of their own.
Why did G-d do good for the midwives?
They feared Hashem and didn't listen to Pharaoh