Test #5 Flashcards
(30 cards)
What are בנ”י commanded in the first Pasukim? פשט vs. רש”י פסוק ב?
Pshat- They are commanded to set up a Jewish calendar- Nisan is the start of the Jewish year
Rashi- Hashem teaches Moshe the stages of the moon and says whenever you see this (full moon) it is a new month. This= HaZeh- “HaChodesh HaZeh LaChem
Why is this the first מצוה given to the nation? 4 approaches
Sarna:
The first step to becoming a nation is to have a calendar
-separate from the Egyptian solar calendar
בכור שור:
remember yiziyat mitzraim= every month is counted from yitziat mitzraim that’s why they have numbers (like days of week to shabbos).
רמב”ן
Practical because korban pessach is the next commandment and it is something that you need a date for and therefore you need a calender
ספורנו
They were slaves in mitzraim so the time wasn’t theirs but now they have a calender= freedom=own time
How does our calendar differ from מצרים’s?
Ours is lunisolar as opposed to purely solar
רמב”ן- names vs. numbers for referring to months. When and why the change?
Numbers in the Chumash refer back to Yitzaat Mitzraim
Names reffer back to Yitzaat Bavel
We changed after Yitzaat Bavel becuase in Yirmyahu it says that now we shoud rember Hashem as the G-d that redeemed us from Bavel not the G-d that redeemed us from Mitzraim
one exception of a month referred to by name in the חומש
Chodesh HaAviv - an old Cananni (pagen) name for a month that happens to be in the spring andleaked its way into the Chumash
Why so many מצות זכר יציאת מצרים? Sefer HaChinuch and בכור שור
Sefer HaChinuch
“1st we do the Mizvah (even if we do not want to) and after we do it for a while we come to the desire to do it”
בכור שור
Because Hashem took us out so we should want to serve Him (owe Hashem)
What is Freedom? Fromm’s distinction
Freedom From- Negative freedom- being freed from something but it is not valuable unless you also have:
Freedom To- Positive freedom- freedom to behave in ways which are constructive and a new system of order
This relates to exactly to the Jews being freed from Mitzrayim and have the freedom to serve Hashem
Define each holiday? Dates, names…
Name- pesach
Date- 14 Nissan (ליל ט”ו)
Name- matzot
Date- tet vav- chaf aleph
Additional sources which prove two separate holidays
pesach to remember macat bichorot condition for being saved- out the blood on doorpost jews commanded to do it there is pesach shayni so you can make it up matzot to remember yitziyat mitzrayim no condition for being saved no explict command to jews can’t make it up
Why are these holidays blurred together at a later time?
In the times of the Taanahiam they had Korbanot- the Korban Pessach was seen as so great it overshadowed Chag HaMatzot so they became blurred together and remained together until today even when there are no Korbanot
Did בנ”י Celebrate חג המצות During Their Journey From Mitzrayim?
arguments for and against
Yes:
-Moshe knew about Chag HaMatzot so it is possible he tells Beni Yisrael outside the Pisukim
No:
- Can not be commemorating what is currently happening??
- Bnei Yisrael were not yet commanded
- no time Chepazon=in a hurry- they had to eat Matzah because there was no time (not for the Mitzvah)
Why did we eat matzah ר”ן vs. רמב”ן
רמב”ן We ate Maztah because of the Mitzvah
ר”ן We ate matzvah because we did not have time to eat Chmatz but we would have
What are the differences between פסח מצרים vs. פסח לדורות.
לדורות- The Korban is to Zecher Yiziat Mitzrayim
פסח מצרים-Zechar Maakat BechorotThe korban was a condition that Beni Yirsreal needed to do in order to be saved from Mitryim
Was פסח מצרים considered a קרבן?
Arguments for yes or no.
Yes: Becuase Gemera says Rabbi Yosef says the house was a Mitzbach- (blood on a Korban/ blood on the doorpost)and the Korban Pesach was the Korban
No: they are just going out in their backyards roasting a seep and eating it but for future generations it is still a Korban- there was no Mizbach meaning it was not a korban
מלחמה עם מי?
Ramban: War with Plishtim- because Beni Yisrael would ask for permission to pass through the land and the Plishtaim wuold refuse and Beni Yisrael would turn back to Mitzraim
Sarna : War with Mitzraim- “ Way of Horus”= Mitzrim controlled this main road so there was egyptian soldiers on this road so they were scared to go this way.
Rasag: War with the Canaan- If Beni Yisrael went the fast route to Israel they would arrive and have to fight Canaan to get the land but they weren’t ready so they needed time in midbar
עצמות יוסף- two reasons- (ספורנו (ג:יט
visually shows moshe is the new savior because yosef was before
shows that this is the real redemption because yosef said pakod yifkod when you leave take my bones and now they are really taking the bones.
Two reasons why פרעה chases after בנ”י? What is the contraction in these פסוקים- ג,ה?
Pharaoh thinks they got lost
Pharaoh thinks the Jews ran away
What are the three options about the three day journey request to פרעה?
We asked for 3 days but Pharaoh gave us forever
We asked for 3 days and Pharaoh gave us 3 days but we were not planning on coming back after 3 days
We asked for 3 days and Pharaoh gave us 3 days and we were going to come back after 3 days but then Pharaoh came after us with his army
Three deceptions to פרעה: Shemot Rabba, Bchor Shor, Ran (Drasha 11)
Shemot Rabba: Lie of 3 days
Bchor Shor: Dereach Mitzrayim- taking a route that causes Pharaoh to think they are lost
Ran: “borrowing” the gold and silver
What do the deciptions all share in common?
All cause Pharaoh to chase after Beni Yisrael
What is the reason for קריעת ים סוף for each פרשן?
Shemot Rabba: Punish the Mitzraim Midah Kinegid Midah
Bchor Shor: For Hashem to show miracles and wonders
Ran: For Pharaoh to be the cause of his own death
Where do we see both camps doubting Hashem?
In 14:5 Pharaoh says “what is it that we (the mitzriam and him) have done that we (the mitzriam and him) sent out the Jews
This shows that Pharaoh think it was himself that sent out the Jews and is not recognizing Hashem as the redeemer
In 14:11-12 Beni Yisrael complain and ask “what is it that you (Hashem) have done to us”
This shows that the Jews doubt Hashem
What is Hashem’s goal with Kiryat Yam Soof?
רא”בע יד:ד
play on words in יג:ד-ח
ואכבדה בפרעה
- To give Emunah to Paroah and the mitzraim-mitzraim not at yam soof and the mitzraim before they die
2. Play on words ואכבדה בפרעה and i will be honered through paroah ואבד את לב פרעה I will harden pharoahs heart
Where do we see both camps believing in Hashem?
Mitzraim: Hashem is fighting for them- said this before they died
Jews: Az yashir- we believe in hashem and moshe
