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Test 1 Shemot Flashcards

1
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the quote we need to memorize

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בראשית ג,ח: “ואני לא באתי אלא לפשוטו של מקרא ולאגדה המיישבת דברי המקרא דבר דבור על אופניו”

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meaning of the quote we need to memorize

בראשית ג,ח: “ואני לא באתי אלא לפשוטו של מקרא ולאגדה המיישבת דברי המקרא דבר דבור על אופניו”

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“I am only concerned with the plain sense of the text and midrashim that explain the words in a manner that fits in with the context.”

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when did Rashi live?

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1040-1105

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what does TANACH stand for?

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Torah, neviim, cetuviim

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how many books are there in tanach?

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24

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name the neviim rishonim

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Yehoshua, shoftiim, melachiim, shmuel

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name the neviim achronim

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yesheyahu, yermeyahu, yechazekel, trey asar

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books in the torah

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beresheit, shemot, vayekra, bamidbar, devarim

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name the books in cetuvim

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kehelet, rut, tehillim, shir hashirim. Esther, Ezra nechamia, eicha, mashley, daniel, eyov, divrei hayimim

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name the 5 megillot and when they are read

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shir hashirim-pesach
rut-shevuot
eicha-tish a’bav
kehelet-sukkot
Esther-purim

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type 1 rashi

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grammatical incongruity

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type 2 rashi

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clarifying questions

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type 3 rashi

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explaining implications of jewish law

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type 4 rashi

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taking a misunderstanding and replacing with something more correct

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type 5 rashi

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inspiring the student through a midrash related to the text

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16
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EX of a type 1 rashi

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עליו

17
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EX of a type 2 rashi

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ואלא שמות בני ישראל

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EX of a type 5 rashi

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ויסף היה במצרים

19
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what part of the text does rashi mainly focus on? pshat, dash or sod

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pshat the plain sense of the text

20
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Compare holocaust to start of slavery

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in the holocaust, nazis referred to the jews as rats. slave owners through history considered slaves subhuman animals. in both the holocaust and slavery the jews were dehumanized and considered subhuman.

21
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why are the names in different order in Beresheit and Shemot

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in beresheit its talking about them as individuals and in shemot they are becoming a nation

22
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what is the 70 faces of the Torah concept?

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there are 70 different ‘levels’ of interpretation of the Torah

23
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why does Shemot start with the word ‘and’?

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because it is one long continues story starting from Beresheit

24
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what’s the parallel between pen yirbeh and ken yirbeh?

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Pen means it SHOULDN’T be and Ken is so it WILL be so since Mitzrayim was worried about Beni Yisroel becoming many, they WILL become many.

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meaning of the rambam of why shemot starts with ‘AND’
הקדמת הרמב”ן

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bereshiet is the Sefer of creation. shemot is completing bereshiet.

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Meaning of the Rashi (:INSIDE(:

ואלה שמות

meaning:
type:
question:
answer:
MM:
question:
answer:

A

these are the names of the sons:

TYPE 2

Q:Why is Hashem counting them again?
A: To show his love for them (names show importance and love like the stars)

MM: b/c Hashem just listed them at end of Beresheit this CANT be just for info.

in beresheit Shoftim are listed in birth order in shemot, listed according to mom

Q: why order switched?
A: beresheit were focused on individual but in shemot were focused on building a nation.

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Meaning of the Kli Yakar passuk bet (:INSIDE(:

importance of names

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the significance of repeating names is Bnei Yisrael was saved in the merit of 4 things and one of them was not changing their names the other three are:
2. not changing language
3. careful abt immortality
4. careful abt no negative speech

It shows the importance of names and maybe even why the Sefer is called “Shemot.” “names.”

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Meaning of the Rashi (:INSIDE(:

ויוסף היה במצרים

meaning:
type:
question:
answer:
MM:
question:
answer:

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Yosef was already in mitzrayim

TYPE 2 and 5

Q: why is Yosef separated out from count of 70?
A: to show his rightesnous and tell us Yosef remained same tzadik he was as Shepard and then as king in mitzrayim

MM: b/c otherwise I know that Yosef was in mitzrayim. so it must be coming to teach me something totally different.

Q: how is it 70 ppl if Yosef and brothers were already in egypt
A: Yosef and brothers are included so its 69 (yocheved born at gate) or you can round it

29
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Meaning of the Rashi (:INSIDE(:

וישרצו

meaning:
type:
question:
answer:
MM:
question:
answer:

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increased abundantly

TYPE 2

Q: why use 6 words to say they were many?
A: they had 6 babies at a time (drash)

MM:must be coming to tell us something other than they were many the torah wouldn’t use 6 words to say same things.

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Meaning of the Rashi (:INSIDE(:

ויקם מלך חדש

A

A new king arose

type 2

q: whats new
a: 1. ac. a new king
2. new decrees

MM: he says מלך… bc “he didn’t know abt Yosef” comes right after and the NEW king might not know Yosef. he says new decrees bc even a new king would know Yosef (history) also bc we are still referring too pharaoh.

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Meaning of the Rashi (:INSIDE(:

אשר לא ידע

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the king didn’t know who Yosef was

TYPE 2

q: how could he not know Yosef
a: he was pretending

MM: EVERYONE knows Yosef so he must be pretending

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Ohr HaChaim on pesukim vav-chet

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explaining the connection between these pieces of information (Yosef and brothers died, Bnei Yisrael were a lot, and a new king came along…) (evolution of the start of the slavery)

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Meaning of the Rashi (:INSIDE(:

ועלה מן הארץ

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THEY WILL RISE FROM LAND

type 2

q: who is ועלה מן הארץ referring to? who will leave?
a:1.against our will (bnei yisroel will leave)-PSHAT
2. Pharaoh is scared mitzriim will be kicked out and jews will get land

pharaoh says they bc he’s embarrassed

MM: a conquering nation stays in land and kicks out original

34
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RAMBAM-stages of slavery

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1-tax
2-secretley told mildot to kill baby boys
3-all mitzriim told to throw baby boys in river
4-seek out babies and drag out of houses and throw in nile

4th decree was not more than three years bc its from birth of Aron to Moshe

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Meaning of the Rashi (:INSIDE(:
מסים

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tax collectors

type 2

q: what does it mean? what was the tax?
a: storage cities

MM: its the connection between the halves of passuk-no money mentioned a tax

36
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Meaning of the Rashi (:INSIDE(:
עליו

A

they appoint over it

type 1

q: who is it refereeing to
a:the nation

37
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למען ענותו בסבלותם
meaning of rashi inside

A

in order to afflict w their burdens

type 1-grammatical

q:whose burden/suffereing
a: mitzrayim

MM: if it was referring to jews it would say למען ענותו בסבלותו

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