Yetziat Mitzrayim Review

How did the Jews end up in Egypt in the first place?

• They wanted to elevate the land of Egypt to recognise Hashem.

• Yaakov would do business in Egypt, and eventually moved there with his family.

• There was a famine and Egypt had saved food - Yaakov and his family went to get food.

• Yosef's brothers originally went to look for him, and ended up staying.

What led the Egyptians to persecute the Jews?

• The Jews had a high population in Egypt and Paroh was worried they would not be loyal to Egypt if there was a war.

• They were always second class citizens because they didn't know the Egyptian language well.

• Because the Jews practiced their own religion, Paroh thought they didn't respect him as a ruler.

• It was antisemitism, there was no logical reason.

What was Paroh's "solution" to the Jewish problem?

• Banning Jews from entering Egypt.

• Giving the Jews bone-crushing labour.

• Outlawing Torah and Mitzvot.

• Drowning Jewish male babies in the Nile river.

Where was Moshe while the Jews were suffering?

• He grew up in Paroh's palace, but fled Egypt when he killed an Egyptian taskmaster.

• He was a part of Paroh's palace and was waiting to be told by Hashem to redeem the Jews.

• He was in hiding as his parents did not want him drowned in the Nile river.

• He was suffering with them as a slave.

Why were there plagues?

• A. Paroh refused to let the Jews go, one plague after the next.

• B. The plagues were caused by Paroh's magicians who were trying to imitate Moshe's stick turning into a snake.

• C. Hashem sent them as a punishment to the Egyptians for their cruelty.

• A and C

Right before they are redeemed, Hashem isntructs the Jews to:

• Paint their doorposts with the blood of an Egyptian firstborn.

• Bake Matzah to eat in the dessert.

• Paint the doorposts with the blood of a lamb, then cook the lamb and eat the meat.

• Finish the work assigned to them by the Egyptians.

We eat Matzah on Pesach because

• If not for the Jews' labour Egypt would be a flat land.

• Just as Matzah is hard to chew, the Jews worked very hard.

• The Jews left Egypt in a hurry so the dough they had made didn't have time to rise.

• It is made within 18 minutes which is the gematria of "chai" - "life".

When did the Egyptians get fed up and tell Paroh to free the Jews?

• Never. They relied on the Jews as their servants and slaves.

• Once it was affecting their water supply - the plague of Dam.

• Once it was affecting their animals - the plague of Dever.

• On the night of Makkat Bechorot when every Egyptian family experienced a death.

When did Paroh finally let the Jews go?

• The day after Makkat Bechorot.

• In the middle of the night, right after Makkat Bechorot.

• When Moshe warned about Makkat Bechorot.

• On Rosh Chodesh after Makkat Bechorot.

What affect did life in Egypt have on the Jewish people?

• A. They began to intermarry with the Egyptians.

• B. They enjoyed life in Egypt as they got paid for their work.

• C. They stayed faithful to Hashem the entire time and kept davening to be redeemed.

• D. They became bitter and cried out to Hashem to save them. They also became influenced to worship Egyptian idols.

• A and D.