🐝 Parsha Bee: Parshas Emor — 65 Q & A
🟢 Round 1 (Easy)
- Q: Who is Parshas Emor’s opening section mainly addressed to?
A: The Kohanim, sons of Aharon. - Q: What type of tumah are Kohanim warned about first?
A: Becoming impure from a corpse. - Q: What is the general rule about a Kohen and corpse impurity?
A: A Kohen may not become impure due to a corpse, except for close relatives. - Q: Name two relatives a Kohen may become tamei for.
A: His father or mother (also son, daughter, brother, unmarried sister). - Q: May a Kohen become tamei for his married sister?
A: No—only for a virgin sister who was never married. - Q: May a husband Kohen become tamei for his wife (as written in this summary)?
A: No—“a husband may not become impure to his wife.” - Q: What grooming prohibitions are listed for Kohanim?
A: They may not cut their skin, cut their heads, or shave their beards. - Q: Why do Kohanim have extra holiness standards?
A: Because they serve Hashem in the Temple. - Q: Name one category of woman a Kohen may not marry.
A: A Gerusha (also Chalalah or Zona). - Q: What is the punishment mentioned for a Kohen’s daughter who commits adultery?
A: She is to be burnt. - Q: What is one mourning-related restriction of the Kohen Gadol listed here?
A: He may not tear his clothing (in mourning). - Q: May the Kohen Gadol become impure even for relatives?
A: No—he may not become impure even to relatives. - Q: May the Kohen Gadol leave the Mikdash?
A: No—he may not leave the Mikdash. - Q: What must the Kohen Gadol marry?
A: A Besula. - Q: What is the total number of pesukim listed for Parshas Emor in the file?
A: 124.
🟡 Round 2 (Medium)
- Q: Can a Kohen with a mum serve in the Beis Hamikdash?
A: No—he is invalid to serve. - Q: Can a Kohen with a mum eat Kodshim?
A: Yes—he may eat from the Kodshim. - Q: Name one example of a mum listed for a Kohen.
A: Being blind (or lame, disfigured, broken limb, etc.). - Q: Name another mum listed for a Kohen.
A: Having a broken leg (or broken arm). - Q: What eye-related problems are listed as mum examples?
A: Eye dysfunctions/disfigurements such as unusual eyebrows, cataract, or mixing in his eye. - Q: Name one skin condition listed as a mum.
A: Garav or Yalefes (types of boils). - Q: What reproductive condition is listed as a mum for a Kohen?
A: Crushed testicles. - Q: What warning is given regarding Kodshim in this section?
A: Kohanim are warned not to desecrate the Kodshim of the Jewish people. - Q: What is the punishment for a Kohen who offers a korban while tamei?
A: He receives Kares. - Q: If a Kohen is impure due to tzaraas or zav, what may he not do?
A: He may not eat Kodshim until he becomes pure. - Q: What must someone do before eating Kodshim after certain tumah (as described)?
A: Immerse in a Mikveh, and only after sunset may he eat Kodshim. - Q: Name one source of impurity listed that blocks eating Kodshim.
A: Contact with corpse-impurity, Shichvas Zera, a Sheretz, or an impure person. - Q: What food is a Kohen told not to eat in order to avoid becoming impure?
A: A Niveila or Treifa. - Q: May a non-Kohen eat Kodshim?
A: No. - Q: May a Kohen’s worker eat Kodshim?
A: No. - Q: Who in a Kohen’s home may eat kodesh (as written here)?
A: His slave and members of his household may eat kodesh. - Q: What happens to a Kohen’s daughter if she marries a non-Kohen (re Kodshim)?
A: She may not eat Kodshim. - Q: When may a Kohen’s daughter return to eating Kodshim after marrying a non-Kohen?
A: If divorced or widowed and she has no children from him. - Q: If a zar accidentally ate Kodshim, how much must he pay back?
A: 120% of its value to the Kohen.
🔵 Round 3 (Korbanos & Moadim)
- Q: What kind of korban can any Jew volunteer as a neder/nedava mentioned here?
A: An Olah. - Q: What gender must the voluntary Olah be (as stated)?
A: An unblemished male. - Q: From which animals can this Olah be brought (as listed)?
A: A male cow, sheep, or goat. - Q: Name one mum listed for an animal korban.
A: Blind, broken, cut eyelid, wart, limp, enlarged limb, crushed reproduction organs. - Q: What does the file say about castrating animals?
A: It is forbidden to castrate any animal. - Q: Why should one not take a korban from a “stranger” (as written)?
A: It will likely have a mum. - Q: How long must a newborn animal stay with its mother before it can be offered?
A: Seven days; it can be offered from day 8 onward. - Q: What is the rule of “mother and child” regarding slaughter?
A: One may not slaughter a mother and child of an ox or sheep on the same day. - Q: What is the rule of “Nosar” stated here?
A: One may not leave the meat of the korban over until morning. - Q: What mitzvah is described as not desecrating Hashem’s name and sanctifying it?
A: Kiddush Hashem (and not desecrating His name). - Q: Which weekly holy day is listed first in the moadim section?
A: Shabbos. - Q: How many days does the Torah describe working before Shabbos (as written here)?
A: Six days. - Q: What date is Pesach (korban Pesach) given as in this summary?
A: The 14th of Nissan. - Q: What begins on the 15th of Nissan?
A: Chag Hamatzos. - Q: How many days are matzos eaten (as written here)?
A: Seven days. - Q: On which days of Chag Hamatzos is laborious work prohibited (as stated)?
A: The first and seventh day. - Q: What offering is brought as “the first of the harvest season”?
A: The Omer. - Q: On what date is the Omer waved before Hashem (as written)?
A: The 16th of Nissan. - Q: What animal is offered as an Olah on the day of the Omer waving (as stated)?
A: An unblemished sheep. - Q: How much flour is in the Mincha that accompanies that Olah (as stated)?
A: Two tenth-ephahs of fine flour mixed with oil. - Q: How much wine is in the Nesachim mentioned for that offering?
A: ¼ of a Hin of wine. - Q: What is forbidden before the Omer is brought (as written under Chadash)?
A: New bread, parched grain, and plumped grain. - Q: How many weeks are counted in Sefiras HaOmer?
A: Seven weeks. - Q: How many total days are counted (as written)?
A: 50 days. - Q: What is brought on the 50th day according to the Shavuos section?
A: A new Mincha. - Q: How many breads are brought as an elevation offering on Shavuos?
A: Two breads. - Q: Are the Shavuos breads chametz or matzah (as written here)?
A: Chametz. - Q: How much flour is each Shavuos bread made from (as stated)?
A: Two tenth-ephahs per bread. - Q: How many unblemished lambs are brought as an Olah on Shavuos (as listed)?
A: Seven unblemished lambs in their first year. - Q: Besides the lambs, name one other animal brought as an Olah on Shavuos (as listed).
A: One young male calf or two rams. - Q: What is brought as a Chatas on Shavuos (as listed)?
A: A single goat. - Q: What Shelamim are brought on Shavuos (as listed)?
A: Two lambs of a year old as a Shelamim. - Q: What does the Kohen do with the two sheep and the breads on Shavuos (as stated)?
A: He waves the two sheep upon the bread Bikurim. - Q: What is the rule about laborious work on Shavuos (as stated)?
A: No laborious work may be done. - Q: Name the three “gifts to the poor” mitzvos mentioned during harvest.
A: Leket, Shichicha, and Pe’ah. - Q: To whom must these harvest gifts be left?
A: To the poor and the converts.
🔴 Round 4 (Hard)
- Q: When is Rosh Hashanah according to this summary?
A: The first of the seventh month (Tishrei). - Q: What is Rosh Hashanah called regarding the shofar (as written)?
A: A day of remembrance of the Shofar. - Q: What is the date of Yom Kippur given here?
A: The 10th day of the month. - Q: What must a person do on Yom Kippur (as written)?
A: “Oppress your soul” (afflict yourself) and bring an offering to Hashem. - Q: What happens to someone who does not fast on Yom Kippur (as written)?
A: He will be cut off from his people. - Q: What happens to someone who does melacha on Yom Kippur (as written)?
A: Hashem says, “I will destroy him from amongst his people.” - Q: From when to when is Yom Kippur observed (as written)?
A: From evening to evening, beginning on the ninth of the month. - Q: When is Sukkos according to this summary?
A: The 15th day of the seventh month. - Q: How many days is the Sukkos holiday described as?
A: Seven days. - Q: On which days is laborious work forbidden on Sukkos (as stated here)?
A: The 1st and the 8th day. - Q: What is the eighth day called (as written)?
A: An Atzeres. - Q: What four minim are listed?
A: Esrog, Lulav, Hadas, Aravos. - Q: For how many days does the Torah say to rejoice before Hashem with the four minim?
A: Seven days. - Q: How long must one dwell in the sukkah (as stated)?
A: Seven days. - Q: What reason is given for sukkah dwelling across generations?
A: So all generations know Hashem caused Bnei Yisrael to dwell in sukkos when leaving Egypt. - Q: What kind of oil is required for the Menorah?
A: Clear crushed olive oil. - Q: Where is the Menorah lit (as written)?
A: Outside the Paroches in the Ohel Moed. - Q: Who is commanded to light the Menorah in this summary?
A: Aaron. - Q: When is the Menorah lit according to the summary?
A: From evening to morning continuously. - Q: How many loaves of Lechem Hapanim are baked?
A: Twelve. - Q: How are the 12 loaves arranged on the Shulchan?
A: Two stacks, six in each stack. - Q: What is placed on the stacks of Lechem Hapanim?
A: Pure frankincense. - Q: How often is the Lechem Hapanim arranged (as stated)?
A: Weekly, from Shabbos to Shabbos. - Q: Who eats the Lechem Hapanim?
A: Aaron and his sons, in a holy place. - Q: What is the Lechem Hapanim called regarding holiness level (as written)?
A: Kodesh Kodashim. - Q: Who was the man who cursed Hashem described as (parentage)?
A: A Jewish man with an Egyptian father and a Jewish mother. - Q: What was the name of his mother?
A: Shlomis Bas Divri. - Q: Which shevet was his mother from?
A: Dan. - Q: What did they do to him first before punishment?
A: He was imprisoned until further instruction from Hashem. - Q: What was his punishment?
A: The assembly stoned him to death outside the camp. - Q: What did the witnesses do before the stoning (as written)?
A: Those who heard the curse leaned their hands on his head. - Q: What is the punishment for murder stated here?
A: A murderer is to be killed. - Q: What is the law for someone who kills an animal?
A: He must pay—“a life for a life.” - Q: What phrase describes justice for injury in this summary?
A: “A break for a break, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.” - Q: How does this summary explain “eye for an eye” practically?
A: That he should pay their value to the injured friend.