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WorksheetsParshat Vayishlach
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is the entire passuk Daled in first person besides for "And they wept"? (Netziv)
a)
some say Essav didn't kiss him whole heartedly and some say he did.
b)
When mashiach comes Essav will fully embrace Yaakov and they both will weep in happiness
c)
Only yaakov was embracing and kissing him and Essav wept also because he was hurt from the kiss.
d)
Essav only wept at the end because he felt compassion towards Yaakov and Yaakov also felt compassion so both of them wept.
2.
How many men did Essav prepare for war with Yaakov?
a)
442
b)
300
c)
1456
d)
400
3.
Which river does Yaakov take his family across?
a)
Jordan River
b)
Jabbok River
c)
Jamuna River
d)
Jhelum River
4.
What is the king of Shechem's name?
a)
Edom
b)
Shimon
c)
Shechem
d)
Yardan
5.
Who kills the men of shechem?
a)
Shimon and Levi
b)
Dan and Naftali
c)
Rueben and Shimon
d)
Yaakov and Essav
6.
Why are there dots over the word "And he kissed him"? (Rashi)
a)
To show that there was a different way of pronouncing it
b)
He really didn't kiss him he just fell and his mouth landed on him so it says he kissed him but he didn't do it whole heartedly.
c)
Essav didn't kiss him whole heartedly or Essav was moved at the time and kissed him whole heartedly
d)
Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai says Essav was pushed into Yaakov and kissed him because he was pushed.
7.
Why does Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai say in the rashi "It's a tradition"?
a)
To show how important traditions are in Judaism.
b)
To show it is human nature to hate jews so it is a tradition.
c)
Kissing siblings is a tradition to show they love each other even though they fought a lot.
d)
He couldn't find a better word so he used it.
8.
Who gave Yaakov his new name "Yisrael"?
a)
Essav
b)
Hashem
c)
Rachel
d)
Essav's angel
9.
What does Yisrael mean?
a)
the holy land
b)
dislocated hip
c)
He who prevails over the divine
d)
He who fought over the divine
10.
Where is Rachel buried?
a)
Roadside near Betlechem
b)
Roadside near Chevron
c)
Roadside near Shechem
d)
Roadside near Jordan
11.
How old is Yitzchak when he dies?
a)
120
b)
95
c)
180
d)
160
12.
Yaakov goes back to Israel after 20 years in ____________
a)
Shechem
b)
Charan
c)
Egypt
d)
Bet Lechem
13.
Why does Yaakov repeat himself about Essav?
a)
he had two fears
b)
The numerical value adds to 613 so he repeats himself
c)
there was three meaning to his words
d)
he didn't repeat himself
14.
What were Yaakov's two fears?
a)
He did not have two fears
b)
1- fear of Hashem
2- fear of Essav
2- fear of Essav
c)
1- physical fear of Essav
2- emotional fear of Essav
2- emotional fear of Essav
d)
1- fear of Essav
2- fear of Essav;s angel
2- fear of Essav;s angel
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