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WorksheetsParshas Vayaitzai, Perek ל
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
Why did Hashem give. לאה Children?
מעשה אבות סימן לבנים
כי שנואה
At first, what was רחל?
An עקרה
An אמא
What is Leah's first son called?
ראובן
שמעון
לוי
Why did Leah call her first son ראובן?
כי שמע ה׳ אנכי
כי ראה בעניי
What is Leah's 2nd sons name?
גד
יוסף
שמעון
Why did she call her 2nd son שמעון?
כי ראה ה׳ בעניי
כי שמע ה׳ כי שנואה אנכי
What is the name of Leah's 3rd son?
לוי
אשר
גד
Why did Leah ( Hashem) name him Levi?
כי שנואה אנכי
הפעם ילווה אישי אלי כי ילדתי לו שלשה בנים
What is the name of Leah's 4th son?
יהודה
לוי
יששכר
Why did Leah name him יהודה?
כי ילווה אישי
הפעם אודה ה׳
According to Rashi, after לוי was born, how did לאה know that יעקב would be much happier with her and would have no cause to complain?
Because the אמהות had prophecy(נבואה) that 12 שבטים would be born, and לאה already did her full share
Because her maid servant told her
What is רחל’s reaction when she sees she is not having children?
ותקנה רחל
וצחקה רחל
What did רחל request from יעקב when she saw she did not have children?
To go to a doctor
To adopt
ותאמר אל יעקב, הבה לי בנים
What did יעקב answer back to רחל when she asked him for children? And what did רחל want יעקב to do for her?
ויאמר, התחת אלקים אנכי
אין בעיה
Daven for her like יצחק and רבקה did
לפי רש״י, Why did רחל consider herself a מת?
למי שאין לו בנים, חשוב כמת
She was blind
What did רחל do when she saw she could not have children?
She gave her maidservant בלהה away as an אישה to יעקב so she can have children through בלהה
She went to the Dr. for advice
She moved to יצחק and רבקה’s house
What can we learn from these words, ותלד ליעקב בן״?
That יעקב gave equal status to every son born to him. It did not matter if his mother was בלהה or זלפה
That he did not have girls
Boys are more important than girls
What is the name of the 5th son of Yaakov?
ראובן
לוי
דן
Why did רחל call her first son born through Bilhah, דן?
דנני אלקים וגם שמע בקלי
She was done
Hashem judged the fruit trees
What is the name of the 6th son of Yaakov?
יהודה
לוי
נפתלי
What does פתל mean?
twist
Judge
What did לאה learn from רחל when she saw she (עמד) stopped having children?
To humble herself and give her maidservant too as an אישה ליעקב
To cry
What is the meaning of the word, דן ?
Judge
Laugh
Run
who did לאה give to יעקב as a wife?
זלפה
Zilpa
הגר
Why was the son called, גד ?
Because a good mazal has come
Because she liked the name
בא גד
What is the name of the 8th son of Yaakov?
ראובן
יוסף
אשר
Why was he called, אשר?
כי עשרוני בנות
Because the daughters will praise me
Because he has brown hair and he’s in the fifth grade
What is the meaning of, אשר?
be happy
Praise
Ocean
What did ראובן get for his mother?
דודאים,
Roses
Perfume
Why does it say that Reuven found the Dudaim ״בשדה״
It’s a praise for ראובן, because he only picked from Dudaim that grew wild
Because someone lost it and he found it
Who was jealous and wanted the Dudaim too?
בלהה
זלפה
רחל
What great thing did רחל trade with לאה for the דודאים?
A chance to spend time with a צדיק as great as Yaakov
more jewelry and צאן
Why did לאה have more than her share of children/בנים?
Because Hashem heard her tefillos
Because she was older
What is the 5th son of Leah called?
דן
לוי
יששכר
What did Leah call her 6th son?
דן
זבולן
יהודה
Why did Leah call her son, יששכר?
Because this was her שכר/reward
בגלל היא שמחה
What is the name of Leah's daughter?
זלפה
דינה
יוכבד
According to ( לפי) Why did לאה Daven that the baby inside of her be changed to a girl?
She wanted Rachel to have at least as many children as the maidservants.
she wanted a girl so badly
Hashem remembers (זכר) Rachel? According to(לפי) Rashi, what did ה׳ remember?
Rachel gave over the סמנים, ( passwords ) to Leah so she wouldn’t be embarrassed.
Rachel ate from the דודאים
Why did Rochel the first son she gave birth to, יוםף?
אסף אלקים את חרפתי
יסף ה׳ לי בן אחר
It was towards the end
What is the meaning of,חרפתי?
My shame
My dirt
Now that יוסף was born, what does יעקב want to do?
Make a kiddush
הוא רצה לחזור למקומו ולארצו
He wanted to go back to his place and his land
According to (לפי) , Rashi, why did יעקב ask for his his wife and children when he wanted to leave?
אינו רוצה לצאת כי אם ברשות
He did not want to go out except without asking permission
He wanted to know if Lavan wanted to go with him
Why did Yaakov want to return to Eretz Canaan ( Yisroel)after Yosef was born?
The 7 years were up 7+7
He felt confident now that he can face עשיו, now that יוסף was born ,The flame of Yosef can devour Eisav
He missed home
Lavan told Yaakov that he knew that יעקב brought bracha with him, How?
נחשתי
I used divination
he heard on the radio
Is a Jew allowed to use divination/ magic
Absolutely not
Yes
Magic tricks that are tricks of the hand are allowed
In which Parsha are we taught that divination is Assur?
קדושים
שמות
Why does לבן want יעקב to stay?
Yaakov brought bracha with him and he didn’t want to lose that Bracha
He likes him and will miss him
What is the meaning of, צאן?
livestock
Only sheep
Only goats
Goats and sheep
What is the meaning of the word, שה ?
Goats
Flocks
Lamb
what is the meaning of the word, עז?
Sheep
Goats
Livestock
What is Yaakov’s plan to make his own פרנסה (business)?
He would give Lavan all the spotted, patched, and brown sheep and goats and he would shepherd just the white ones. If any colored ones would be born from the white ones he would keep the babies and give Lavan back the white ones.
He would give Lavan all the white. He would shepherd all the spotted, colored, and patched ones and keep the babies for himself.
What was Yaakov’s chances of having colored, patched, and spotted צאן/livestock after Lavan removed even the ringed sheep/goats and even ones that had even one hair on it.
A lot of chances
Almost impossible
Which word means spotted sheep
שה נקוד
שה טלוא
Which word means patched goats
עז טלוא
עז נקוד
Which word means, reddish/ brown - auburn sheep/goats
שה כבשים שחום
עז נקוד
What was the final outcome of יעקב ‘s livestock/צאן ?
3 answers
צאנו של יעקב פרצו והרבו
יעקב׳s livestock spread out and increased and he had many maidservant, servants, camels, and donkeys.
After Yaakov made השתדלות and hung up speckled, dotted, and colored sticks in the feeding areas of the animals, Hashem made a miracle and the animals gave birth to speckled, dotted and colored animals
He failed and left with no flocks
What can we learn from the fact that in spite of Lavan trying to trick Yaakov 100 x so he would fail, Yaakov succeeded enormously?
Not to give up when something looks bleak and to continue to make השתדלות and rely on Hashem
To give up and throw in the towel
