Questions - Parshat Vayechi

Questions for grades K - 2

1. What did Yaakov ask from Yosef before he died? (47:29-30)

2. What strange thing did Yaakov do before blessing Yosef’s two sons? (48:14)

3. What were the words of the blessing that Yaakov used to bless Ephraim and Menashe? (48:20)

4. Where is Yaakov buried? (50:13)

5. What words do we say in shul after we complete reading an entire sefer from the Torah?

 Questions for grades 3 - 5

1. Name seven animals mentioned in Yaakov’s blessing to his children. To whom are these animals compared? (49:6-27)

2. What strange thing did Yaakov do before blessing Ephraim and Menashe? (48:14) Why? (Rashi)

3. Find proof in the Parsha that we must mourn for seven days for a family member after s/he dies? (50:10)

4. After Yaakov’s was buried the sons were afraid of Yosef. Why? (50:15)