🐝 Parsha Bee
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- Q: How many mitzvos are in Parshas Vaeira?
A: None! 😮 - Q: Which forefathers did Hashem appear to with the name “Shakaiy”?
A: Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov. 👴👴👴 - Q: What did Hashem promise to give the forefathers?
A: The land of Canaan. 🌍 - Q: Who did Hashem appoint to speak to Pharaoh?
A: Moshe and Aaron. 👨🦱👨🦳 - Q: Why didn’t the Jewish people listen to Moshe?
A: Because of their hard labor. 🧱 - Q: What was Moshe’s concern about speaking to Pharaoh?
A: He had a speech impairment. 🗣️ - Q: Who were the sons of Reuvein?
A: Chanoch, Pallu, Chetzron, Carmi. 👦👦👦👦 - Q: Who was Shimon’s son from a Canaanite woman?
A: Shaul. 👶 - Q: Name Levi’s three sons.
A: Gershon, Kehos, Merari. 👨👦👦 - Q: How old was Levi when he died?
A: 137 years old. 🎂 - Q: Who were Kehos’s sons?
A: Amram, Yitzhar, Chevron, Uzziel. 👨👦👦 - Q: Who did Amram marry?
A: His aunt Yocheved. 👩🦰 - Q: Who were Amram’s children?
A: Aaron and Moshe. 👨🦱👨🦳 - Q: Who were Aaron’s sons?
A: Nadav, Avihu, Elazar, Ithamar. 👦👦👦👦 - Q: Who was Pinchas’s father?
A: Elazar. 👨👦 - Q: Who did Hashem appoint as Moshe’s speaker?
A: Aaron. 🗣️ - Q: How old was Moshe when he spoke to Pharaoh?
A: 80 years old. 🎂 - Q: How old was Aaron at that time?
A: 83 years old. 🎂 - Q: What did Aaron’s staff turn into before Pharaoh?
A: A snake. 🐍 - Q: What did Aaron’s staff do to the magicians’ staffs?
A: Swallowed them. 😲 - Q: What was the first plague?
A: Blood. 🩸 - Q: What happened to the fish in the river during the first plague?
A: They died. 🐟 - Q: What did the Egyptians do to find water during the plague of blood?
A: Dug around the river. ⛏️ - Q: What was the second plague?
A: Frogs. 🐸 - Q: Where did the frogs go during the plague?
A: Everywhere—even beds and ovens! 🛏️🍞 - Q: Could the Egyptian sorcerers copy the plague of frogs?
A: Yes, they did. 🧙♂️ - Q: What did Pharaoh ask Moshe to do about the frogs?
A: Pray to Hashem to remove them. 🙏 - Q: Did Pharaoh keep his promise after the frogs were gone?
A: No, he hardened his heart. 💔 - Q: What was the third plague?
A: Lice. 🕷️ - Q: Could the Egyptian sorcerers copy the plague of lice?
A: No, they failed. ❌ - Q: What did the sorcerers say about the plague of lice?
A: “This is the hand of G-d.” ✋ - Q: What was the fourth plague?
A: Wild animals (Arov). 🦁🐻 - Q: Where did the wild animals NOT go?
A: Goshen, where the Jews lived. 🏡 - Q: What did Pharaoh offer Moshe after the wild animals came?
A: To sacrifice in Egypt. 🐑 - Q: Did Moshe accept Pharaoh’s offer to sacrifice in Egypt?
A: No, he said they must go three days’ journey. 🚶♂️🚶♀️ - Q: What happened after Moshe prayed for the wild animals to leave?
A: They left, but Pharaoh hardened his heart. 🦁➡️💔 - Q: What was the fifth plague?
A: Disease on animals (Dever). 🐄🤒 - Q: Which animals died in the fifth plague?
A: Egyptian animals in the field. 🐎🐪 - Q: Did any Jewish-owned animals die in the fifth plague?
A: No, not one. 🐑 - Q: What did Pharaoh do after confirming the Jewish animals were safe?
A: He still refused to let the people go. 🙅♂️ - Q: What was the sixth plague?
A: Boils (Shechin). 🤕 - Q: How was the plague of boils performed?
A: Moshe threw soot toward the heavens. 🌫️ - Q: Who couldn’t stand before Moshe during the plague of boils?
A: The Egyptian sorcerers. 🧙♂️ - Q: What was the seventh plague?
A: Hail (Barad). 🌨️ - Q: What was special about the hail?
A: Fire was inside the hailstones. 🔥🌨️ - Q: Where did the hail NOT fall?
A: Goshen. 🏡 - Q: What did Pharaoh say after the hail?
A: “Hashem is righteous, and I and my nation are sinners.” 😔 - Q: What crops were destroyed by the hail?
A: Flax and barley. 🌾 - Q: Which crops survived the hail?
A: Wheat and spelt. 🌾 - Q: Did Pharaoh let the people go after the hail stopped?
A: No, he hardened his heart again. 💔
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