Parshas Maasei
- Q: How many mitzvos are in Parshas Maasei? A: Six.
- Q: How many positive mitzvos are in Maasei? A: Two.
- Q: How many negative mitzvos are in Maasei? A: Four.
- Q: What is Mitzvah 408? A: To provide cities for the Levites and cities of refuge.
- Q: What is Mitzvah 409? A: To send an accidental killer to a city of refuge.
- Q: Who recorded the journeys of Bnei Yisrael? A: Moshe.
- Q: From where did Bnei Yisrael leave Egypt? A: Ramses.
- Q: On what date did they leave Egypt? A: The 15th of the first month.
- Q: What were the Egyptians doing when the Jews left? A: Burying their dead.
- Q: What was the second stop after Egypt? A: Sukkos.
- Q: Which location had 12 springs and 70 date palms? A: Elim.
- Q: Where was there no water to drink? A: Refidim.
- Q: At which mountain did Aharon die? A: Har Hahor.
- Q: How old was Aharon when he died? A: 123 years old.
- Q: How many cities of refuge were designated? A: Six.
- Q: How many were in Eretz Yisrael? A: Three.
- Q: How many were east of the Jordan? A: Three.
- Q: Who could use a city of refuge? A: An accidental murderer.
- Q: Until when must the accidental murderer remain there? A: Until the Kohen Gadol dies.
- Q: How many witnesses are required in a murder case? A: More than one; a single witness is insufficient.
- Q: May ransom be accepted for a murderer? A: No.
- Q: How many total Levite cities were there? A: Forty-eight.
- Q: How many of those were cities of refuge? A: Six.
- Q: How much open space surrounded a Levite city? A: 2,000 amos.
- Q: How was Eretz Yisrael divided? A: By lottery.
- Q: What must be done to the idols in the land? A: They must be destroyed.
- Q: What happens if the nations are not driven out? A: They will cause suffering and anguish.
- Q: What is the western border of Eretz Yisrael? A: The Mediterranean Sea.
- Q: Who helped distribute the land? A: Elazar Hakohen and Yehoshua.
- Q: Who represented Yehudah? A: Kalev ben Yefuneh.
- Q: Who represented Binyamin? A: Elidad ben Kislon.
- Q: Who represented Dan? A: Bukki ben Yogli.
- Q: Who represented Asher? A: Achihud ben Shelomi.
- Q: What concern did the family of Tzelafchad raise? A: Tribal inheritance could be transferred to another tribe.
- Q: What was the solution? A: Female heirs should marry within their tribe.
- Q: Name the daughters of Tzelafchad. A: Machlah, Tirtzah, Chaglah, Milcah, and Noah.
- Q: Did the daughters follow Moshe’s instruction? A: Yes.
- Q: Whom did they marry? A: Their cousins from Menashe.
- Q: Why were Arei Miklat established? A: To protect accidental killers until judgment.
- Q: What principle concludes the laws of murder? A: Bloodshed defiles the land and justice must be served.