Parsha Bee – Acharei Mos & Kedoshim
Parshas Acharei Mos
General
- How many total pesukim are in Parshas Acharei Mos?
- Which Navi is read for the Haftorah of Acharei Mos?
- How many total mitzvos are there in Acharei Mos?
- How many positive mitzvos and how many negative mitzvos appear in the Parsha?
Rishon
- Why does the Torah recount the death of Aharon’s sons at the beginning of the Parsha?
- Under what condition may the Kohen Gadol enter the Kodesh?
- Which four special garments must the Kohen Gadol wear during the Yom Kippur Avodah?
- Which offerings does the Kohen Gadol bring on Yom Kippur for himself?
- Which offerings do Bnei Yisrael bring for Yom Kippur?
- What process is used to distinguish between the two goats brought on Yom Kippur?
- Where is the Azazel goat sent?
Sheini
- How many times is the blood sprinkled on the Mizbeach?
- On which parts of the Mizbeach is the blood placed?
- What does the Kohen Gadol do before the live goat is sent to the desert?
- What sins does the Azazel goat carry away?
- Which offering does Aharon bring after changing his garments?
Shelishi
- What is done with the Cheilev of the Chatas?
- What must the escort of the Azazel goat do before re-entering the camp?
- Where are the Chatas animals burned?
- On which day and month is Yom Kippur?
- What type of day is Yom Kippur described as (“Shabbos ___”)?
- Who must perform the Yom Kippur Avodah each year?
Revi’i
- What is the punishment for slaughtering a korban outside the Mishkan?
- Why is slaughtering outside considered comparable to spilling blood?
- To whom must all korbanos be brought?
- Which forbidden beings were korbanos being offered to instead?
Chamishi
- Who is included in the prohibition of offering korbanos outside the Mikdash?
- Why is eating blood prohibited according to the Torah?
- What consequence is given for eating blood?
- Which types of animals require Kisui HaDam?
Shishi
- What happens to someone who eats a neveilah or treifah bird?
- What is required for purification after eating a neveilah?
- Which two nations’ practices are Bnei Yisrael warned not to follow?
- Why does the Torah say kept mitzvos lead to life?
Shevi’i
- What does the phrase “revealing ervah” mean in this Parsha?
- Name three forbidden familial relationships mentioned.
- What punishment affects the land if these sins are committed?
- What happens to one who gives offspring to Molech?
- Which acts are described as “to’eivah”?
- Why can Eretz Yisrael “vomit out” its inhabitants?
Parshas Kedoshim
General
- How many pesukim are in Parshas Kedoshim?
- Which Navi is read for the Haftorah of Kedoshim?
- How many total mitzvos appear in Kedoshim?
- What is the opening command of the Parsha?
Rishon
- What three mitzvos open the Parsha together?
- How long may a Shelamim offering be eaten?
- What must be done with leftover Kodshim on the third day?
- Which kareis punishment is mentioned in the opening aliyah?
- Which four agricultural gifts must be left for the poor?
- Why are converts included in the gifts to the poor?
- Which forms of theft are mentioned explicitly?
Sheini
- What are judges warned against when issuing rulings?
- Which mitzvah prohibits remaining silent when someone is in danger?
- What is the proper manner to rebuke a sinner?
- Which mitzvah is called a “great rule of the Torah”?
- What are the three forms of kilayim mentioned?
Shelishi
- How long is Orlah forbidden?
- Where must Neta Revai fruit be eaten?
- Which superstitious practices are prohibited?
- Why is tattooing prohibited?
- How must one show respect to elders?
- What behavior demonstrates fear of the Mikdash?
Revi’i
- How must converts be treated?
- Why does the Torah repeat honesty in business?
- What reminder is given as the reason to keep the mitzvos?
Chamishi
- What punishment is given for serving Molech?
- What happens if the people ignore the offender?
- How does Molech worship desecrate Hashem’s Name?
Shishi
- Which sins carry the death penalty listed in this aliyah?
- What is the punishment for adultery?
- What punishment is given for bestiality?
- What happens to one who sleeps with a nida with penetration?
- Which sins result in being “aririm” (childless)?
Shevi’i
- Why are Bnei Yisrael commanded not to follow gentile statutes?
- What is the purpose of distinguishing between pure and impure animals?
- Why does Hashem say He separated us from the nations?
- What is the punishment for Ov or Yidoni?
ANSWER KEY – Parsha Bee
Acharei Mos
General
- 80
- Amos 9:7–15
- 28
- 2 positive, 26 negative
Rishon
- To warn about improper entry into the Kodesh and set the framework for Yom Kippur.
- When the cloud is on the Kapores.
- Ksones, Michnasayim, Avneit, Mitznefes (four linen garments).
- A bull for a Chatas and a ram for an Olah.
- Two goats for Chatas and one ram for an Olah.
- A lottery (goral).
- To the wilderness/desert.
Sheini
- Seven times
- On the corners of the Mizbeach
- He confesses the sins of Bnei Yisrael.
- All the sins of the Jewish people.
- His Olah and the Olah of the nation.
Shelishi
- It is burned on the Mizbeach.
- Wash clothes and immerse in a mikveh.
- Outside the camp.
- 10th day of the 7th month.
- Shabbos Shabbason.
- The Kohen Gadol.
Revi’i
- Kares.
- Because it is considered spilling blood.
- The Mishkan / Beis HaMikdash.
- Shedim (demons).
Chamishi
- Jews and converts.
- Because the soul is in the blood.
- Kares.
- Wild animals (Chayah) and birds.
Shishi
- He becomes tamei until evening.
- Wash clothes and immerse.
- Egypt and Canaan.
- Because Hashem’s mitzvos give true life.
Shevi’i
- Forbidden marital relations.
- Any three, e.g. mother, sister, aunt.
- The land becomes defiled.
- Death and Kares.
- Homosexual relations, bestiality.
- Because sin defiles the land.
Parshas Kedoshim
General
- 64
- Yechezkel 20:2–20
- 51
- “Kedoshim tihyu” – Be holy
Rishon
- Holiness, fearing parents, Shabbos.
- That day and the next day.
- Burned on the third day.
- Eating Nosar.
- Peiah, Leket, Olalos, Peret.
- Because they are also needy and vulnerable.
- Stealing, denying debt, false oaths.
Sheini
- Favoring rich or poor.
- Lo saamod al dam re’echa.
- Without embarrassing.
- Love your fellow as yourself.
- Animals, seeds, clothing (shatnez).
Shelishi
- Three years.
- In Yerushalayim.
- Divination and superstition.
- Because it is forbidden bodily marking.
- Standing up for elders.
- Not entering with staff, shoes, or belt.
Revi’i
- Like a full Jew.
- Because honesty is foundational to holiness.
- Yetzi’as Mitzrayim.
Chamishi
- Stoning.
- Hashem Himself cuts them off.
- It defiles the Mikdash and Hashem’s Name.
Shishi
- Adultery, incest, bestiality, homosexual relations.
- Death for both parties.
- Death for both.
- Kares.
- Sleeping with an aunt or brother’s wife.
Shevi’i
- Because Hashem rejected those ways.
- To remain holy and pure.
- To be Hashem’s nation.
- Stoning.
