10.3 Unit 5, Handout 1 ויצא ויירא Influences

וַיַּ֖רְא בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם וַיַּרְא֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י​

​What did Moshe see?

​What was he looking for?

Multiple Choice

וַיֵּצֵא אֶל אֶחָיו

According to Netziv, Moshe didn't usually leave the palace or his studies. Why did he suddenly leave?

• He needed to meet his brother, Aharon.

• He wanted to find out more about his people, B'nei Yisrael

• He was in charge of the palace, so he wanted to see what was happening outside it.

• He went out to be with his brothers, the other Egyptians.

Multiple Choice

וַיַרְא בְסִבְלוֹתָם

According to Rashi, how should we understand the word וירא in this context?

• Moshe saw everything that was happening to the slaves in B'nei Yisrael.

• Moshe glanced at the situation and absorbed it quickly.

• Moshe allowed his heart to feel the suffering of B'nei Yisrael

• Moshe saw things that had been hidden from other Egyptians.

Multiple Choice

וירא בסבלותם

How does Netziv understand וירא in this context?

• Moshe took a quick look at the slaves, but understand their suffering instantly

• Moshe looked at the slaves' work for a long time, so he could understand it well.

• Moshe had empathy for the slaves.

• Moshe looked at the slaves lives, while he was in the middle of checking out everything in Egypt.

Open Ended

According to Netziv, after looking at it for a long time, what did Moshe realize about B'nei Yisrael's slave work?

Open Ended

וַיְהִי בַיָמִים הָהֵם וַיִגְדַל מֹשֶה וַיֵצֵא אֶל אֶחָיו וַיַרְא בְסִבְלוֹתָם וַיַרְא אִישׁ מִצְרִי מַכֶּה אִישׁ עִבְרִי מֵאֶחָיו

How many times in this pasuk does a form of ראה appear?

Who is doing the action of ראה?

Open Ended

Think back to the earlier pesukim in our perek... Who else (2 people) have done the action of ראה? When were they doing it?

​The Torah draws a parallel between Moshe and _________________

because they were major influences in his life. He learned from them and followed their example. His identity came from them.

Now let's think about YOUR identity and influences...

• ​Now go to Google Classroom. Open the assignment called "The Roles and Influences in Your Life."

• ​Fill in the table.

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Open Ended

What was the ranking order you chose? Do you think this will always be the order of importance for you?

​How can we relate this to Moshe?

​Who was HE?