KI Tavo Questions

Students in grades 1-3 that complete the Parsha questions and hand them in to the office will receive Nekudot each week. Please clearly write the student's name and class. The questions have not been covered in school however, the perek and pasuk for the answer is provided. 

Grades 1-2
 1. Bikurim is the mitzvah to bring which fruits to the kohen and how were they brought? (23:2, 3)
 2. In this parsha , four psukim are read during which chag? When during that chag? (26:5-7)  3. What response by Bnai Yisrael is stated twelve times in the parsha? (27:15-26)
4. What four word phrase is used in this parsha three times to describe Eretz C’naan? (26:9, 15 and 27:3)
 5. Which of the ten makkot are mentioned in this parsha? (28:21, 27, 38)

Grades 3 – 5 
1. Bikurim is the mitzvah to bring which fruits to the Bet Hamikdash? (Rashi 26:2 “Mereishit”)
 2. Describe how the bikurim were brought to the Bet Hamikdash? (Rashi 26:4 “Velakach hacohen”)
3. There is a mitzvah to write the entire Torah on large stones at the entrance to Eretz Yisrael. In how many languages is it written? (Rashi 27:8 “Baer heytev”)

Parhsat Ki Tavo Dvar Torah

Jewish educators recognize the critical importance of creating moments of inspiration for our children. Jewish day schools today work tirelessly to facilitate these dazzling moments of inspiration for our students. From Shabbat onegs to chagigot, from chesed programming to tzedkaha drives, our schools are packed with activities designed to engage and inspire our students toward a lifetime of meaningful religious observance.
Yet, we also recognize that religion can't be relegated to fun and games. Most significantly, religion serves as a roadmap for our lives. At times, religion can be challenging, placing great demands on our time and intellect. The upcoming recitation of Selichot is a prime example. It is certainly challenging to wake up, even earlier, during these days leading up to the yamim noraim. While Selichot place additional demands on our time, they can also serve as a springboard for our ever developing relationship with Hashem. We understand that the more we invest in any relationship, the more that relationship will mean to us.
This theme is reflected in a seemingly unusual verse in this coming week's parsha. Among the litany of items that are associated with the curses of the tochacha, the Torah tells us (Devarim 28:47) these items will occur "because you did not serve Hashem, your G-d, with gladness and with goodness of heart, out of an abundance of everything.”
Many commentaries are puzzled by this connection. Could it really be these devastating events can be linked to not serving Hashem out of love and devotion? After all, the pasouk doesn't say people stopped doing mitzvot, only that they stopped performing them with love.
Some of our baali Mussar and Hasidic masters have explained this paradox in the following terms. Indeed, if someone does not develop a true love or passion for an idea, eventually they will stop engaging with that pursuit. For example if someone doesn't enjoy dancing, they will likely not pursue dancing as a lifelong goal.
The converse is also true. As we grow up, we find our true passions and try to incorporate them into our lives. Thus, if someone views Torah and mitzvot as inherently enjoyable, it is far more likely they will be actively involved in Torah study and mitzvah observance into adulthood. With this insight, we can understand the pasuk to mean that since they didn’t perform the mitzvot with love and affection, eventually they grew to not observe them at all!
One of our chief goals as parents and educators is to enable our children to develop their own passion for yiddishkeit. For some it may be learning Torah, for others tefillah and for some acts of chesed. All of these concepts combine to create a well-rounded Jew. However, most critically, we need to provide the opportunities for our children to explore all of them.
Together let's provide those platforms for our students to develop their own paths, and eventually their passion for a life dedicated to Torah and mitzvot. Wishing us all a year of growth, nachat and success!

B’vracha, Rabbi Jonathan Knapp

שאלות פרשת כי תשא

שאלות פרשת כי תשא

1. How old did the men have to be in order to give a half a shekel? (30:14)

2. What was that silver used for? (30:16)

3. Who was chosen to supervise the building of the Mishkan? (31:2)

4. What were B’nei Yisrael afraid of? (32:1)

5. Out of what did they make the Golden Calf? (32:2)

6. What was Hashem’s reaction to seeing His people bow down to an idol? (32:10)

7. What was Moshe’s response to Hashem’s anger? (32:11-13)

8. Did B’nei Yisrael feel guilty about their sin? (33:4)

9. What happened after Moshe made new tablets? (34:6)

10. Where were the Ten Commandments to be kept in the Mishkan?

11. After how long did Moshe return to his people? (34:28)

שאלות פרשת תרומה

שאלות פרשת תרומה

Questions K - 2

1. Hashem tells Bnai Yisrael to make  a Sanctuary for him out of three types of metals; gold, silver, and copper.

What is the Hebrew word for gold? (25:3) What is the Hebrew word for silver? (25:3) 

2. What are “besamim?” (25: 6) When do we use Besamim every week? 

3. What two materials were used to build the Aron? (25:10-11) 

4. What design was on the cover of the Aron? (25:18) 

5. How many branches were there on the Menorah in the Mishkan? (25:37) How is this different from the Menorah that we use on Chanukah? 

Questions 3 - 5

1. Name 2 items that were donated for the building of the Mishkan. (25:3-7) 

2. What was the purpose of the Mishkan? (25:8) 

3. The Aron was constructed in three layers so that one layer of material was sandwiched between two layers of the other material.  In the Mishkan, the materials were gold and wood.What material was used in between? and what material was used on the outside? (25:11)

 4. What was placed on the Shulchan? (25:30) 

 5. What item in the Mishkan was made only of gold? (25:31) 

Challenge:

From where did B’nai Yisrael get the wood for the Mishkan? (They were in the desert) See Rashi (25:5) 

שאלות פרשת בשלח

שאלות פרשת בשלח

Questions K - 2

1. What did Hashem provide in order to lead  Bnai Yisrael during the day and night? (13:21) 

2. How did Hashem save Bnai Yisrael from the Mitzrimat Yam Suf? (14:21 -28)

3. Who had a change of heart thinking that Bnai Yisrael would not escape in the desert? (14:3)

4. What was wrong with the water at Marah? (15:22) 

Bonus - Moshe threw a stick into the water to make it sweet. What is the Hebrew word for “sweet”? 

5.   Bnai Yisrael complained about not having any food. What food did Hashem send every morning? (16:4)

6. What food fell in the evening? (16:13) 

7. What nation attacked the Jewish people at the end of this week’s Parsha? (17:8-9) 

Questions 3 - 5

1. Why didn’t Hashem lead Bnai Yisrael by way of the Plishtim? (13:17) 

2. What did Bnai Yisrael say when they saw the Egyptians running after them?  (14:10 12) 

3. How did Moshe respond to Bnai Yisrael? (14:13) 

4. What moved behind Bnai Yisrael to protect them from the Egyptians? (14:19) 

5. What song, that we say daily in Tefila, did  Bnai Yisrael sing after crossing Yam Suf? (15:1) 

6. How much of the Mann was collected every day in the wilderness and how much was collected on Friday? Why? (16:15— 22)

7. What nation attacked the Jewish People at the end of this week’s Parsha? (17:8-9) 

שאלות פרשת בא

שאלות פרשת בא

Questions K - 2

1. What are the names of the three makkot that appear in Parshat Bo? (10:4, 10:22, 11:5)

2. How many days did the makah of darkness last? (10:21-22)

3. What did Bnai Yisrael do on the 10th of Nisan to prepare for Pesach? (12:3-5

4. What two foods is it a mitzvah to eat with the Korban Pesach? (12:8)

5. During which season did Bnai Yisrael leave Mitzrayim? (13:4-5)

6. Why is the holiday remembering when Bnai Yisrael left Egypt called Pesach?

7. What mitzvah do we learn from the last pasuk in this week’s parsha? (14:16)

Questions 3 - 5

1. What are the Hebrew names of the three makkot that appear in Parshat Bo? (10:4, 10:22, 11:5)

2. Did Pharaoh have a change of heart as a result of the makkah of Arbeh? (10:16)

3. Which month is referred to in the Torah as the “first month”? (Rashi 12:2)

4. What two foods is it a mitzvah to eat with the Korban Pesach? (12:8)

5. What is the special name for the night that Bnai Yisrael left Mitzrayim? (12:42)

6. Why did the Bnai Yisrael carry the matzah on their shoulders rather than having animals carry it? (Rashi 12:34)

שאלות פרשת ויגש

שאלות פרשת ויגש

Questions for grades K - 2

1. Which one of the brothers showed great leadership by meeting with Yosef to discuss keeping Binyamin as a slave? (44:18) 

2. What was the first question Yosef asked after telling his brothers who he was? (45:3)

3. According to Yosef, who was responsible for sending him to Mizrayim? (45:4)

4. How many people in total went down to Mizrayim? (46:27)

5. What did Yaakov do when he saw Yosef? (46:29) 

6. What was the name of the land where Yosef wanted his brothers to live? (46:34)

 Questions for grades 3 - 5

1.  What did Yehuda’s request from Yosef?  (44:33) 

2. Why did Yosef cry? (45:2-3) 

3. How did the brothers react when Yosef told them he was their brother? (45:3)

4. What did Yosef say to the brothers that made them feel better about the situation? (45:5) 

5. What was the name of the land in which Yosef’s family was to live? (46:34)

6. Why did Pharaoh allow Yaakov’s family to live there? (46:34)